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Steeve

 : 
Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

Steevev. i. [Cf. OD. steve staff, E. stem, n.].
     To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; -- said of the bowsprit, etc.  [1913 Webster]
Steevev. t. 
  •  To elevate or fix at an angle with the horizon; -- said of the bowsprit, etc.  [1913 Webster]
  •  To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve. See Steeve, n. (b).  [1913 Webster]
Steeven. 
     The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel; -- called also steeving.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Steeve, n. & v. Naut.
--n. the angle of the bowsprit in relation to the horizontal.
--v.
1 intr. (of a bowsprit) make an angle with the horizontal.
2 tr. cause (the bowsprit) to do this.

Steeve, n. & v. Naut.
--n. a long spar used in stowing cargo.
--v.tr. stow with a steeve.

Etymology
ME f. OF estiver or Sp. estivar f. L stipare pack tight
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