steeve

1. v. i. To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; -- said of the bowsprit, etc. Source: opted

2. v. t. To elevate or fix at an angle with the horizon; -- said of the bowsprit, etc. Source: opted

3. v. t. To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve. See Steeve, n. (b). Source: opted

4. n. The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel; -- called also steeving. Source: opted

5. n. 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: opted

6. To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; -- said of the bowsprit, etc. 1. (Shipbuilding) 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). (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

7. To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or withthe line of a vessel's keel; -- said of the bowsprit, etc. Source: adambom

8. v. i. To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; -- said of the bowsprit, etc. v. t. To elevate or fix at an angle with the horizon; -- said of the bowsprit, etc. v. t. To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve. See Steeve, n. (b). n. The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel; -- called also steeving. n. 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: ecdict

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