Definition of sheaf

• n. - A sheave.
• n. - A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.
• n. - Any collection of things bound together; a bundle; specifically, a bundle of arrows sufficient to fill a quiver, or the allowance of each archer, -- usually twenty-four.
• v. t. - To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves; as, to sheaf wheat.
• v. i. - To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves.