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steeve

steeve is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.(Shipbuilding) To elevate or fix at an angle with the horizon; -- said of the bowsprit, etc.
  2. 2.To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve. See Steeve, n. (b).
  3. 3.(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 (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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