Sheaf
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A sheaf is one of the large bundles in which cereal plants are bound after reaping. Accounts of two usages derived from this are found at:
- Sheaf (mathematics)Sheaf (mathematics)In mathematics, a sheaf is a tool for systematically tracking locally defined data attached to the open sets of a topological space. The data can be restricted to smaller open sets, and the data assigned to an open set is equivalent to all collections of compatible data assigned to collections of...
- Sheaf tossSheaf tossThe sheaf toss is a traditional Scottish agricultural sport event originally contested at country fairs. A pitchfork is used to hurl a burlap bag stuffed with straw over a horizontal bar above the competitor's head. Typical weight for the bag is 16 pounds . Three chances are given to each...
(a Scottish sport)
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- The SheafThe SheafThe Sheaf is a student run newspaper serving the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan since 1912. A new issue comes out every Thursday with approximately 9,000 copies per issue.The Sheaf is a student-run non-profit organization...
, a student run newspaper serving the University of Saskatchewan - River SheafRiver SheafThe River Sheaf is a river in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Its source is the union of the Totley Brook and the Old Hay Brook in Totley, now a suburb of Sheffield. It flows northwards, past Dore, through the valley called Abbeydale and north of Heeley...
a river.