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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1891
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SHEEVE, n. The woody part of flax. Now only dial. in Eng. [ʃi:v]Cai. 1891 D. Stephen Gleanings 62:
In the preparation of the material it [flax] was beaten or thrashed, to separate the valuable fibres from the husks or "sheeves ".
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