Definition of Steeve

1. 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.

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

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

Definition of Steeve

1. Verb. (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. ¹

2. Noun. (nautical) The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel; the steeving. ¹

3. Noun. A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales and similar cargo needing to be packed tightly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Steeve

1. to stow in the hold of a ship [v STEEVED, STEEVING, STEEVES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Steeve

steering mechanism
steering system
steering wheel
steering wheels
steerings
steerless
steerling
steerlings
steers
steersman
steersmate
steersmen
steerswoman
steerswomen
steery
steeve (current term)
steeved
steevely
steever
steeves
steevest
steeving
steevings
steeziest
steezy
steg
steganalyser
steganalysers
steganalysis
steganogram

Literary usage of Steeve

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1885)
""That's the fair and honest account of what old steeve drinked. ... It's a satisfaction if it made you happy; but, I say, Mr steeve, I didn't think that, ..."

2. Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are by John Jamieson, John Johnstone (1867)
"It steers or regulates the plough la lut notion, Lan. steeve ... Trusty ; as, a steeve friend, 8. в. Obstinate, S.—Dan. i.tvt stiff ; hard, not flexible ..."

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