steeves

/S T IY1 V Z/
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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