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Sheaved

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sheave 1  (shv)
tr.v. sheaved, sheav·ing, sheaves
To collect and bind into a sheaf.

[From sheaf.]

sheave 2  (shv, shv)
n.
A wheel or disk with a grooved rim, especially one used as a pulley.

[Middle English sheve; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]


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Because of historic animosities between the giant nation and the tiny island nation, and an ill-fated Indian operation in Sri Lanka in 1987-1990, any new Indian intervention would be best sheaved in international casing.
Farmers were invited to watch the corn being cut and sheaved before being stacked into old-fashioned stooks for drying.
If the static pressure fails to attain setpoint and the rotation speed is below design, the motor may be the wrong speed/incorrectly sheaved or undersized.
 
 
 
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