Steeve

·vt To elevate or fix at an angle with the horizon;

— said of the bowsprit, ·etc.

II. Steeve ·vt To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve. ·see Steeve, ·noun (b).

III. Steeve ·noun The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel;

— called also steeving.

IV. Steeve ·vi To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel;

— said of the bowsprit, ·etc.

V. Steeve ·noun A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales, and similar kinds of cargo which need to be packed tightly.