Meaning Of Sheaf

n.

A sheave.

n.

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

n.

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.

v. t.

To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves; as, to sheaf wheat.

v. i.

To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves.