Steeving

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  • v. Present participle of steeve.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act or practice of one who steeves.
  • n. See Steeve, n. (a).
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Nautical, the angle of elevation which a ship's bowsprit makes with the horizon; a steeve.
  • n. The operation of stowing certain kinds of cargo, as cotton, wool, or hides, in a vessel's hold with a steeve or a jack-screw. See steeve, transitive verb, 2.
    • Word Usage
    "The martinganes flatten in their jibs along their high steeving bowsprits and jib-booms."
    Variant
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    Verb Stem
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