Steeve — Defs

01 v. i. To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; -- said of the bowsprit, etc.

imp. & p. p. Steeved; p. pr. & vb. n. Steeving

1.
To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; -- said of the bowsprit, etc.(Shipbuilding)

02 v. t. To elevate or fix at an angle with the horizon; -- said of the bowsprit, etc.

1.
To elevate or fix at an angle with the horizon; -- said of the bowsprit, etc.(Shipbuilding)
2.
To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve. See Steeve, n. (b). See: Steeve

03 n. The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel; -- called also steeving.

1.
The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel; -- called also steeving.(Naut.) Also: steeving