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Definition of
sheaf noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
sheaf
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ʃif
/
/
(
pl.
sheaves
NAmE
/
/
ʃivz
/
/
)
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1
a number of pieces of paper tied or held together
He waved a sheaf of documents at me.
2
a bunch of
wheat
tied together after being cut
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sheaf
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