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Steeve
Pronunciation : Steeve
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. OD. steve staff, E. stem, n.] (Shipbuilding)
Definition : Defn: To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; -- said of the bowsprit, etc.
i. [imp. & p. p. Steeved; p. pr. & vb. n. Steeving.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Steeve
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. (Shipbuilding)
Defn: To elevate or fix at an angle with the horizon; -- said of the bowsprit, etc.
2. To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve. See Steeve, n. (b).
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Steeve, n. (Naut.) (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
Part of Speech : and
Definition :
similar kinds of cargo which need to be packed tightly.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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