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Sheaf

/ʃˈif/
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(noun) A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.

The farmer tied the wheat into a large and heavy sheaf.
A sheaf is a bundle of grain stalks tied together after reaping.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The farmer bound the cut wheat into a ____ and left it to dry in the field.

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