Noah Webster
Reeve
REEVE, noun A steward. obsolete
REEVE, noun A bird, the female of the ruff.
REEVE, verb transitive In seamen's language, to pass the end of a rope through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ring-bolt, cringle, etc.
REEVE, noun A steward. obsolete
REEVE, noun A bird, the female of the ruff.
REEVE, verb transitive In seamen's language, to pass the end of a rope through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ring-bolt, cringle, etc.