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sheaf

sheaf \'she-f\ \'she-vz\ \'she--.fli-k\ n or sheaves [ME sheef, fr. OE 
   sce-af; akin to OHG scoub sheaf, Russ  pl Xchub forelock 1: a quantity of 
   the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other p lant material 
   bound together 2: something resembling a sheaf of grain  - sheaf.like aj