Reference meaning
steeve
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The angle that a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel.
Other meanings
2. noun
A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales and similar cargo needing to be packed tightly.
3. verb
To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; said of the bowsprit, etc.
4. verb
To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve.
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