English dictionary
steeve
/st/i/v/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel; -- called also <i>steeving</i>.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; -- said of the bowsprit, etc.
Source: webster1913
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To elevate or fix at an angle with the horizon; -- said of the bowsprit, etc.
Source: webster1913