Bible Dictionaries
Sheaf

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves; as, to sheaf wheat.

(2):

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

(3):

(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.

(4):

(v. i.) To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves.

(5):

(n.) A sheave.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sheaf'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/sheaf.html. 1828.