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1. (v.t.) steeve
to stuff (cotton or other cargo) into a ship's hold.
2. (n.) steeve
a long derrick or spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cargo in a ship's hold.
3. (v.i.) steeve
(of a bowsprit or the like) to incline upward at an angle instead of extending horizontally.
4. (v.t.) steeve
to set (a spar) at an upward inclination.
5. (n.) steeve
the angle that a bowsprit or the like makes with the horizontal.
Etymology: (1635–45; orig. uncert.)
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1. (noun) Steeve
the angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel; -- called also steeving
2. (noun) Steeve
a spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales, and similar kinds of cargo which need to be packed tightly
3. (verb) Steeve
to project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; -- said of the bowsprit, etc
4. (verb) Steeve
to elevate or fix at an angle with the horizon; -- said of the bowsprit, etc
5. (verb) Steeve
to stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve. See Steeve, n. (b)
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