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
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
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