reeve

Definition of reeve

Nouns

female ruff
Type of:
Philomachus pugnax, ruff
common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season

Verbs

pass a rope through
"reeve an opening"
Type of:
pass through
cause to move through
pass through a hole or opening
"reeve a rope"
Type of:
pass through
cause to move through
fasten by passing through a hole or around something
Type of:
pass through
cause to move through

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