Found 2 items, similar to Reeving.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: reeve
reeve
n : female ruff
v 1: pass a rope through;
“reeve an opening”
2: pass through a hole or opening;
“reeve a rope”
3: fasten by passing through a hole or around something
[also:
rove]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Reeving
Reeve
\Reeve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Rove (r?v); p. pr. & vb. n.
Reeving.] [Cf. D. reven. See
Reef, n. & v. t.] (Naut.)
To pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a block,
thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like.
[1913 Webster]