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• Sheave — Sheave, n. [Akin to OD. schijve orb, disk, wheel, D. schiff, G. scheibe, Icel. sk[=i]fa a shaving, slice; cf. Gr. ??? a staff. Cf. {Shift}, v., {Shive}.] A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sheave hole — Sheave Sheave, n. [Akin to OD. schijve orb, disk, wheel, D. schiff, G. scheibe, Icel. sk[=i]fa a shaving, slice; cf. Gr. ??? a staff. Cf. {Shift}, v., {Shive}.] A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Groove (machining) — In manufacturing or mechanical engineering a groove may be: # A canal cut in a hard material, usually metal. This canal can be round, oval or an arc in order to receive another component such as a nipple, a tongue or a gasket. It can also be on… …   Wikipedia

• Sheave (mechanical) — A sheave (pronounced shiv ) is a wheel or roller with a groove along its edge for holding a belt, rope or cable. When hung between two supports and equipped with a belt, rope or cable, one or more sheaves make up a pulley. The words sheave and… …   Wikipedia

• sheave — 1. noun /ʃiːv/ A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or the like; the wheel of a pulley. 2. verb /ʃiːv/ to gather and bind into a sheaf From him did forty million s …   Wiktionary

• sheave — sheave1 verb a sheaf. Origin C16: from sheaves. sheave2 noun a wheel with a groove for a rope to run on, as in a pulley block. Origin ME: from a Gmc base meaning wheel, pulley …   English new terms dictionary

• dumb sheave — noun : a block with a sheaveless hole or a groove in a spar for a rope to be rove through * * * Naut. 1. a block having no sheave or other part rolling with the movement of a line. 2. a groove in a spar or other timber, through which a rope can… …   Useful english dictionary

• dumb sheave — Naut. 1. a block having no sheave or other part rolling with the movement of a line. 2. a groove in a spar or other timber, through which a rope can slide. [1855 60] * * * …   Universalium

• Fly system — Fly loft of the Theater Bielefeld in Germany A fly system, flying system or theatrical rigging system, is a system of lines (e.g. ropes), blocks (pulleys), counterweights and related devices within a theatre that enable a stage crew to quickly,… …   Wikipedia

• Portsmouth Block Mills — The Portsmouth Block Mills form part of the Portsmouth Dockyard at Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, and were built during the Napoleonic Wars to supply the British Royal Navy with pulley blocks. They started the age of mass production using all… …   Wikipedia

• Pulley — For the band, see Pulley (band). For the village, see Pulley, Shropshire. For the American photographer, see Gerald P. Pulley. Pulley Pulleys on a ship. In this context, pulleys are usually known as blocks. Classification …   Wikipedia