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steeve |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Steeve \Steeve\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Steeved}; p. pr & vb n. {Steeving}.] [Cf. OD steve staff, E. stem, n.] (Shipbuilding) To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; -- said of the bowsprit, etc From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Steeve \Steeve\, v. t. 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 . From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Steeve \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.
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