meaning of steeve
1. To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessels keel; -- said of the bowsprit, etc.
2. To elevate or fix at an angle with the horizon; -- said of the bowsprit, etc.
3. To stow, as bales in a vessels hold, by means of a steeve. See Steeve, n. (b).
4. The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessels keel; -- called also steeving.
5. A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales, and similar kinds of cargo which need to be packed tightly.
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