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.
Steev·ing, n.
1. The act or practice of one who steeves.
2. Naut. See Steeve, n. (a).
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