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1. (n.) reeve
an administrative officer of a town or district.
2. reeve
(in Canada) the presiding officer of a village or town council.
3. reeve
a steward or overseer of a medieval manor.
4. reeve
(in Anglo-Saxon times) a person of high rank representing the crown.
5. (v.t.) reeve
to pass (a rope or the like) through a hole, ring, or the like.
6. reeve
to fasten by placing through or around something.
7. (n.) reeve
the female of the ruff, Philomachus pugnax.
Etymology: (1625–35; orig. uncert.)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) reeve
female ruff
2. (verb) reeve
pass a rope through
"reeve an opening"
3. (verb) reeve
pass through a hole or opening
"reeve a rope"
4. (verb) reeve
fasten by passing through a hole or around something
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Reeve
the female of the ruff
2. (noun) Reeve
an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; -- used chiefly in compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, etc
3. (verb) Reeve
to pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Reeve
name given to magistrates of various classes in early English times, the most important of whom was the shire-reeve or sheriff, who represented the king in his shire; others were borough-reeves, port-reeves, &c.
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