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Webster 1913 Edition

Reeve

Reeve

(rēv)
,
Noun.
(Zool.)
The female of the ruff.

Reeve

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Rove
(rōv)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Reeving
.]
[Cf. D.
reven
. See
Reef
,
Noun.
&
Verb.
T.
]
(Naut.)
To pass, as the end of a rope, through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like.

Reeve

,
Noun.
[OE.
reve
, AS.
gerēfa
. Cf.
Sheriff
.]
An officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; – used chiefly in compounds;
as, shire
reeve
, now written sheriff; port
reeve
, etc.
Chaucer.
Piers Plowman.

Reˊëx-am′i-na-ble

(rēˊĕgz-ăm′ĭ-nȧ-b’l)
,
Adj.
Admitting of being reexamined or reconsidered.
Story.

Webster 1828 Edition

Reeve

REEVE

,
Noun.
A steward. Obs.

REEVE

,
Noun.
A bird, the female of the ruff.

REEVE

,
Verb.
T.
In seamen's language, to pass the end of a rope through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ring-bolt, cringle, &c.

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