Steeve Definition
stēv
steeved, steeves, steeving
noun
A spar or derrick with a block at one end, used for stowing cargo.
American Heritage
The angle a bowsprit so set forms with the horizon or the keel.
Webster's New World
verb
To set (a bowsprit) so that it inclines upward above the line of the horizon or of the keel.
Webster's New World
To be set so that it inclines upward in this way.
Webster's New World
To stow (cargo) as in the hold of a ship.
Webster's New World
Origin of Steeve
From Middle English steven to stow probably from Old Spanish estibar to steeve or from Old Catalan stivar both from Latin stīpāre
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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