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Definitions for: Steeve
Webster (1913) Definition: Steeve, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Steeved; p. pr. & vb. n.
Steeving.] [Cf. OD. steve staff, E. stem, n.]
(Shipbuilding)
To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with
the line of a vessel's keel; -- said of the bowsprit, etc.
Steeve, v. t.
1. (Shipbuilding) 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) .
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, and similar kinds of cargo which need to
be packed tightly.
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