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Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th
reeve
I. reeve1 (rēv)n. 1. The elected president of a town council in some parts of Canada. 2. Any of various minor officers of parishes or other local authorities. 3. A bailiff or steward of a manor in the later medieval period. 4. A high officer of local administration appointed by the Anglo-Saxon kings. [Middle English, from Old English gerēfa.] II. reeve2 (rēv)tr.v. Nautical reeved, or rove (rōv) reev·ing, reeves 1. To pass (a rope or rod) through a hole, ring, pulley, or block. 2. To fasten by passing through or around. 3. To pass a rope or rod through (a hole, ring, pulley, or block). [Origin unknown.] III. reeve3 (rēv)n. The female ruff. [Probably alteration of ruff1.]
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