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Word: Sheaf
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English scēaf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schoof ‘sheaf’ and German Schaub ‘wisp of straw’, also to the verb shove
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ʃiːf
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a bundle of grain stalks laid lengthways and tied together after reaping.
Short Definition:bundle of grain stalks laid lengthways and tied together after reaping
Word: Sheaf
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ʃiːf
Dialects: British English
Definition:
bundle into sheaves
Short Definition:bundle into sheaves
Examples:- the corn and barley had to be sheafed and stooked
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