steek (third-person singular simple present steeks, present participle steeking, simple past and past participle steeked)
To stitch (sew with a needle).
To shut or close.
(knitting) To use a technique for knitting garments such as sweaters in the round without interruption for openings or sleeves until the end.
steek (plural steeks)
(Scotland) A stitch.
(knitting) The bridge of extra stitches used in the steeking technique.
• 'keets, Teske, keets, skeet, skete, teeks
Source: Wiktionary
Steek, Steik, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Stick, v. t.]
Definition: To pierce with a sharp instrument; hence, to stitch; to sew; also, to fix; to fasten. [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
