steeve

steeve ¹

 (stēv) Nautical

n.

A spar or derrick with a block at one end, used for stowing cargo.

tr.v. steeved, steev·ing, steeves

To stow or pack (cargo) in the hold of a ship.

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[From Middle English steven, to stow, probably from Old Spanish estibar, to steeve, or from Old Catalan stivar, both from Latin stīpāre.]

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steeve ²

 (stēv) Nautical

n.

The angle formed by the bowsprit and the horizon or the keel.

v. steeved, steev·ing, steeves

v.tr.

To incline (a bowsprit) upward at an angle with the horizon or the keel.

v.intr.

To have an upward inclination. Used of a bowsprit.

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[Origin unknown.]

steeve

(stiːv)

n

1. (Mechanical Engineering) a spar having a pulley block at one end, used for stowing cargo on a ship

2. (Nautical Terms) a spar having a pulley block at one end, used for stowing cargo on a ship

vb

(Nautical Terms) (tr) to stow (cargo) securely in the hold of a ship

[C15 steven, probably from Spanish estibar to pack tightly, from Latin stīpāre to cram full]

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steeve

(stiːv) nautical

vb

(Nautical Terms) to incline (a bowsprit or other spar) upwards or (of a bowsprit) to incline upwards at an angle from the horizontal

n

(Nautical Terms) such an angle

[C17: of uncertain origin]

steeve¹

(stiv)

v. steeved, steev•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to stuff (cotton or other cargo) into a ship's hold.

n.

2. a long derrick or spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cargo in a ship's hold.

[1475–85; probably < Sp estibar to cram < Latin stīpāre to stuff, pack tightly]

steeve²

(stiv)

v. steeved, steev•ing,
n. v.i.

1. (of a bowsprit or the like) to incline upward at an angle instead of extending horizontally.

v.t.

2. to set (a spar) at an upward inclination.

n.

3. the angle that a bowsprit or the like makes with the horizontal.

[1635–45; orig. uncertain]

steeve

Past participle: steeved
Gerund: steeving

Imperative

steeve

steeve