Then the reeve came in, armed and ready, and we must go.

To reeve some new halliards, as I put in my report.

He put a reeve in each of them and took her to Brattalithe.

I brought it on deck, and began to reeve laniards for the shrouds.

Each vill was represented by a reeve and four reputable men.

The reeve took security from every person for the maintenance of the public peace.

Usually, the shire reeve, or "sheriff", held each hundred court in turn.

At once the hoist rope began to reeve down through the pulley of the crane.

A wild griffin was taking cattle, sir, so the reeve sent a message to Eagleholm.

In the manor courts, the lord's reeve generally presided.

Squire countermanded an order after Monteith told one of the hands to reeve some new halliards.

The halyards reeve through a hole in a projecting arm a foot long at the masthead.

The admiral now turning to the boatswain ordered him to reeve a rope to the yard-arm.

The reeve looked at him in stern rebuke.

Then the port-reeve was replaced by a mayor, who was elected yearly by the city wards.

I know of this only in the fowl, swan, tropic-bird, owl, ruff and reeve, and cuckoo.