meaning of sheaf
1. A sheave.
2. A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.
3. 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.
4. To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves; as, to sheaf wheat.
5. To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves.
6. a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
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