Definition of sheaves:
(n) :
A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.
(n) :
Any collection of things bound together.
(n) :
A bundle of arrows sufficient to fill a quiver, or the allowance of each archer.
(n) :
A quantity of arrows, usually twenty-four.
(v) :
(transitive) To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves
(v) :
(intransitive) To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves.