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.
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.
• vestee
Source: Wiktionary
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
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
