Ste′ve-doreˊ
,
[Sp.
estivador
a packer, a stower, fr.
estivar
to pack, to stow, L.
stipare
to press, compress, probably akin to E.
stiff
. See
Stiff
,
Stive
to stuff.]
One whose occupation is to load and unload vessels in port; one who stows a cargo in a hold.