reeve
noun
- senior official with local responsibilities under the Crown
verb
- thread a rope through or around an opening, perhaps to fasten
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɹiːv/
name
Etymology: * As an English surname, from the noun reeve. * As an Irish surname, variant of Reeves.
- A surname originating as an occupation for a bailiff.
- An unincorporated community in Vance Creek, Barron County, Wisconsin, United States.
noun
Etymology: Variant of dialectal ree, but of obscure ultimate origin.
- A female of the species Philomachus pugnax, a highly gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; the male is a ruff.
verb
Etymology: Apparent alternative form of reef (“to pull or yank strongly”, verb) or from Dutch reven (“to take in, insert”).
- To pass (a rope) through a hole or opening, especially so as to fasten it.
“"Let the rope go," he says. With his other hand he reaches down and reeves the two turns from the stanchion.”