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Webster 1913 Edition
Steeve
Steeve
(stēv)
, Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Steeved
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Steeving
.] [Cf. OD.
steve
staff, E. stem
, n.] (Shipbuilding)
To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel’s keel; – said of the bowsprit, etc.
Steeve
,Verb.
T.
1.
(Shipbuilding)
To elevate or fix at an angle with the horizon; – said of the bowsprit, etc.
2.
Steeve
,Noun.
(Naut.)
(a)
The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel; – called also
steeving
. (b)
A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales, and similar kinds of cargo which need to be packed tightly.
Definition 2024
steeve
steeve
English
Verb
steeve (third-person singular simple present steeves, present participle steeving, simple past and past participle steeved)
- (archaic) To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; said of the bowsprit, etc.
- To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve.
Translations
To project upward
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Noun
steeve (plural steeves)
- (nautical) The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel.
- A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales and similar cargo needing to be packed tightly.