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schef

Pronunciation: /ʃɛ̝ːf/

“schef” is a Middle English word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. A sheaf (a grain bundle)
  2. A sheaf as a tax in kind.
  3. A quiver or a quiverful of arrows.
  4. A unit of measure for glass or steel.

Etymology

From Old English sċēaf, from Proto-West Germanic *skaub, from Proto-Germanic *skaubaz.

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