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Sheaf Bre /ʃiːf/Name /ʃiːf/Noun  Word Origin Pl. Sheaves /Bre ʃiːvz; Name ʃiːvz 1 A Number Pieces

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Back BrE /ʃiːf/NAmE /ʃiːf/noun

 word origin

(pl. sheaves /BrE ʃiːvz; NAmE ʃiːvz/)
1 a number of pieces of paper tied or held togetherHe waved a sheaf of documents at me.

2 a bunch of wheat tied together after being cut

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