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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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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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