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shed (1)
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Sheehan’s syndrome
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sheave (1)

sheave [ sheev ] (past and past participle sheaved, present participle sheav·ing, 3rd person present singular sheaves)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
gather into sheaves: to gather something, especially the cut stalks of a cereal crop, into a sheaf

[Late 16th century. Back-formation <sheaves]
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