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reeve
noun(reeve)
a local administrative agent of an Anglo-Saxon king
reeve
noun(reeve)
a medieval English manor officer responsible chiefly for overseeing the discharge of feudal obligations
reeve
noun(reeve)
the council president in some Canadian municipalities
reeve
verb(reeve)
to pass (something, such as a rope) through a hole or opening
reeve
verb(reeve)
to fasten by passing through a hole or around something
reeve
verb(reeve)
to pass a rope through
reeve
noun(reeve)
the female of the ruff (sandpiper)

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