Definition of reeve
English to English noun - female ruff
source: WordNet 3.0 - The female of the ruff.
source: Webster 1913 - an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; -- used chiefly in compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, etc.
source: Webster 1913 verb - pass a rope through
Reeve an opening.
source: WordNet 3.0 - pass through a hole or opening
Reeve a rope.
source: WordNet 3.0 - fasten by passing through a hole or around something
source: WordNet 3.0 - To pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like.
source: Webster 1913
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reeve, reve, revie, revue, reave, rev, review, rove, rave, reef, rive, rerefief, reefy, rupee, rv, rev up, rappee, rave-up, reb, rep
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