Reeve

Part of speech: noun (n.)

The female of the ruff.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; -- used chiefly in compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, etc. Chaucer. Piers Plowman.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like.