STEEVE

Etymology

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.

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.

(transitive) To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve.

Anagrams

• vestee

Source: Wiktionary

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Steeve, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Steeved; p. pr. & vb. n. Steeving.] Etym: [Cf. OD. steve staff, E. stem, n.] (Shipbuilding)

Definition: 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, v. t.

1. (Shipbuilding)

Definition: To elevate or fix at an angle with the horizon; -- said of the bowsprit, etc.

2. To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve. See Steeve, n. (b).

Steeve, n. (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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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