Look up: Reeve

1. reeve
   [n] - female ruff 2. [v] - pass a rope through, as of an opening 3. [v] - pass through a hole or opening, as of a rope 4. [v] - fasten by passing through a hole or around something
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2. Reeve
   peasant appointed as supervisor of work on the lord's land
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3. reeve
   to pass (as a rope) through a hole or opening in a block or similar device.
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4. reeve
   to pass (as a rope) through a hole or opening in a block or similar device.
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5. reeve
   In Anglo-Saxon England, an official charged with the administration of a shire or burgh, fulfilling functions similar to those of the later sheriff. After the Norman Conquest, the term tended to...
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6. Reeve
   A medieval official, usually the man in charge of running a manor appointed by the Lord.
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7. Reeve
   means to pull the halyard through the truck, raising or lowering a flag.
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8. reeve
   Pass a rope through a block. Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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9. Reeve
   Reeve noun (Zoology) The female of the ruff.
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10. Reeve
    Reeve transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Rove (r?v); present participle & verbal noun Reeving .] [ Confer Dutch reven . See Reef , noun & ...
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11. Reeve
    Reeve noun [ Middle English reve , Anglo-Saxon ger...fa . Confer Sheriff .] an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; -- used chiefly in compounds; as, shire reeve , now written sheriff ; port reeve , etc. Chaucer. Piers Plowman.
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12. reeve
    <zoology> The female of the ruff. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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13. reeve
    noun female ruff
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14. Reeve
    • (v. t.) To pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like. • (n.) an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; -- used chiefly in compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, etc. • (n.) The female of the ruff.
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15. reeve
    (from the article `ruff`) ...these may contain reddish, brown, black, and white feathers in proportions that vary with the individual (the most extreme case of polymorphism ...
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16. Reeve
    Reeve is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `steward` Reave,Reeve,Reve The name Reeve doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Reeve seems to be unique!
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17. Reeve
    senior officer of a borough
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18. Reeve
    The name of an ancient English officer of justice, inferior in rank to an alderman. He was a ministerial officer, appointed to execute process, keep the king's peace, and put the laws in execution. He witnessed all contracts and bargains; brought offenders to justice, and delivered them to punishmen...
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19. Reeve
    Reeve is the name of the female ruff bird.
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20. Reeve
    (England) Originally in Anglo-Saxon England the `reeve` was a senior official with local responsibilities under the Crown e.g. as the chief magistrate of a town or district. Subsequently, after the Norman conquest, it was an office held by a man of lower rank, appointed as manager of a manori...
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