steeve

/stiหv/

IPA: /S T IY1 V/

noun
  1. 1

    The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel.

  2. 2

    A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales and similar cargo needing to be packed tightly.

verb
  1. 1

    To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; said of the bowsprit, etc.

  2. 2

    To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve.

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