sheaf

SHEAF, noun plural sheaves. [Latin scopa, scopo.]1. A quantity of the stalks of wheat, rye, oats or barley bound together; a bundle of stalks or straw.-The reaper fills his greedy hands, And binds the golden sheaves in brittle bands. Dryden.2. Any bundle or collection; as a sheaf of arrows.SHEAF, verb transitive To collect and bind; to make sheaves