Sheaf

·noun A Sheave.

II. Sheaf ·vi To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves.

III. Sheaf ·vt To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves; as, to sheaf wheat.

IV. Sheaf ·noun A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.

V. Sheaf ·noun Any collection of things bound together; a bundle; specifically, a bundle of arrows sufficient to fill a quiver, or the allowance of each archer, — usually twenty-four.