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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 steeve /ˈstiv/
 吊桿(vt.)使裝入船艙,使傾斜(vi.)傾斜

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Steeve v. i. [imp. & p. p. Steeved p. pr. & vb. n. Steeving.]  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.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Steeve, v. t.
 1. Shipbuilding To elevate or fix at an angle with the horizon; -- said of the bowsprit, etc.
 2. To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve. See Steeve, n. (b).

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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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