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Steeve \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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Steeving \Steev"ing\, n.

1. The act or practice of one who steeves.
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2. (Naut.) See Steeve, n.
(a) .
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Steeve \Steeve\ (st[=e]v), 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.
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