Pass a rope through
The female of the ruff.
Noun
female ruff
Verb
fasten by passing through a hole or around something
Verb
pass through a hole or opening; "reeve a rope"
Verb
pass a rope through; "reeve an opening"
n.
The female of the ruff.
v. t.
To pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a
block, thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like.
n.
an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; -- used chiefly
in compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, etc.
Reeve
Reeve
Reeve
The female of the ruff.
To pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like.
an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; -- used chiefly in compounds;
Usage Examples
Christopher Reeve did such an amazing job that to give him some kind of accent or more bravado would have been wrong. Audiences wouldn't have responded to that either.
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Other Usage ExamplesChris Hemsworth is like Christopher Reeve in that he can do two things: he can wear a big red cape without a shred of self-consciousness. But he's also funny as hell, and he's so sweet. So with all the fish-out-of-water stuff, he's so funny. So he does almost two jobs in a way.