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Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities
A female of the species Philomachus pugnax, a highly gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; the male is a ruff
To pass a rope through a hole or opening, especially so as to fasten it
{n} a steward, bailiff, assistant
{v} to pass the end of a rope thro a hole
{i} head of a city council, chief administrator of a town
pass through a hole or opening; "reeve a rope"
pass a rope through; "reeve an opening"
female ruff fasten by passing through a hole or around something pass through a hole or opening; "reeve a rope"
To pass a rope through a hole or opening
Judge or referee for the battlefield These are the people you don't argue with or they will throw you off the field, or out of the park They check weapon safety and make judgment calls on weapon strikes
pass a rope through; "reeve an opening
Leeding a line through a block or other object
The president of a township or municipal district council
an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; the current derivation is sheriff, ie , shire reeve Originally, the reeve was local administrative agent of an Anglo-Saxon king Later, he was a medieval English manor officer responsible chiefly for overseeing the discharge of feudal obligations {W}
A local official, the chief magistrate of an area
churchwarden; early name for sheriff in England
female ruff fasten by passing through a hole or around something pass through a hole or opening; "reeve a rope" pass a rope through; "reeve an opening
The female of the ruff
To pass a line through a hole, as in block and tackle system
Churchwarden, an early name for sheriff in England
A medieval English estate manager responsible for collecting revenue from the lord’s demesne
means to pull the halyard through the truck, raising or lowering a flag
an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; used chiefly in compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, etc
Old Norwegian? For any threading through action Submitted by Piers from London, UK
fasten by passing through a hole or around something
To pass the end of a rope or line through a hole or aperture such as an eye, block or sheave
Treasurer Term used at the local level in some Kingdoms See Officer
female ruff
To pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like
The female ruff
{f} (Nautical) fasten with a rope, tie down with a rope; thread a rope through a block or pulley
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