·noun ·see Steeve, ·noun (a).
II. Steeving ·noun The act or practice of one who steeves.
III. Steeving ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Steeve.
Implies the bowsprit's angle from the horizon: formerly it stood at an angle of 70 to 80 degrees, an...
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