Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Reeve

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Reeve


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(1):

(v. t.) To pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like.

(2):

(n.) The female of the ruff.

(3):

(n.) an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; -- used chiefly in compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, etc.