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What does steeve mean?

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Verb
  1. (archaic) To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; said of the bowsprit, etc.
  2. To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve.
Noun
  1. (nautical) The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel.
  2. A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales and similar cargo needing to be packed tightly.
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