reeve

[Reeve]

Pass a rope through

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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 (r?v), n. (Zo'94l.) The female of the ruff.

Reeve

Reeve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rove (r?v); p. pr. & vb. n. Reeving.] [Cf. D. reven. See Reef, n. & v. t.] (Naut.) To pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like.

Reeve

Reeve, n. [OE. reve, AS. gerfa. Cf. Sheriff.] an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; -- used chiefly in compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, etc. Chaucer. Piers Plowman.

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; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, etc.

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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.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Chris 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.

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