steeve

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1. steeve - Noun

2. steeve - Verb

Meaning

To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; -- said of the bowsprit, etc.

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

To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve. See Steeve, n. (b).

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

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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“It’s a nice surprise,” said Steeve Briois, the party’s secretary general, who is busier than ever organising Le Pen’s 2012 election campaign. Source: Internet

“There are definitely big changes for Iowa Park football with the release of the new district alignment,” Iowa Park CISD Superintendent Steeve Moody said Tuesday. Source: Internet

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