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sheave
sheave, the revolving wheel in a block. In the days of sail they were mostly made of lignum vitae or brass, sometimes a combination of the two, in which case the brass formed the bush of the sheave. The older name for a sheave is shiver, and many seamen used to spell sheave as shiv, using the same pronunciation. Modern sheaves are mostly made of aluminium or of composite construction with roller or ball bearings.
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"sheave." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sheave." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-sheave.html "sheave." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-sheave.html |
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sheave
sheave pulley. XIV. repr. OE. *sċife, rel. to OS. skība, (M)LG, MDu. schīve (Du. schijf), OHG. scība (G. scheibe), f. base meaning variously disc, wheel, pulley, pane of glass, slice of bread.
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T. F. HOAD. "sheave." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "sheave." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-sheave.html T. F. HOAD. "sheave." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-sheave.html |
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sheave
•achieve, believe, breve, cleave, conceive, deceive, eve, greave, grieve, heave, interleave, interweave, khedive, leave, misconceive, naive, Neve, peeve, perceive, reave, receive, reive, relieve, reprieve, retrieve, sheave, sleeve, steeve, Steve, Tananarive, Tel Aviv, thieve, underachieve, upheave, weave, we've, Yves
•make-believe • shirtsleeve
•semibreve • Congreve
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"sheave." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sheave." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 13, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-sheave.html "sheave." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-sheave.html |
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