sheave
-1 n. ஓடு குழிவு, கப்பியில் கயிறு ஓடுவதற்கான பள்ளம்.-2 v. கூலக்கதிர்களைக் கட்டாகக் கட்டு.
Sheave, n. Etym: [Akin to OD. schijve orb, disk, wheel, D. schiff, G. scheibe, Icel. skifa a shaving, slice; cf. Gr. Shift, v., Shive.] Defn: A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or the like; the wheel of a pulley. Sheave hole, a channel cut in a mast, yard, rail, or other timber, in which to fix a sheave. Sheave, v. t. Etym: [See Sheaf of straw.] Defn: To gather and bind into a sheaf or sheaves; hence, to collect. Ashmole. Sheave, n. Etym: [Akin to OD. schijve orb, disk, wheel, D. schiff, G. scheibe, Icel. skifa a shaving, slice; cf. Gr. Shift, v., Shive.] Defn: A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or the like; the wheel of a pulley. Sheave hole, a channel cut in a mast, yard, rail, or other timber, in which to fix a sheave. Sheave, v. t. Etym: [See Sheaf of straw.] Defn: To gather and bind into a sheaf or sheaves; hence, to collect. Ashmole.