The sea-mans dictionary, or, An exposition and demonstration of all the parts and things belonging to a shippe together with an explanation of all the termes and phrases used in the practique of navigation / composed by Henry Manwaring ...

To Reeve.

This word is used just in the same sense (in respect of Roapes) that putting in, or putting through; or passing through would be▪ but they ever use this word Reeve; as when we would expresse that the Tack is put through the Ches-trees, we say it is reeved through, or instead of putting a roape through a block, we say, Reeve it in that block, (as the Halliards are reeved in the Knights and Ram-heads,) and it is generally to be understood and applied to all Roapes that passe through blocks, Dead-men-eyes, Ches-trees and the like; And so when we would have that Roape pulled out of the block, &c. we say, unreeve that Roape, or the Brases, Lifts, Sheetes, &c. are unreeved.