Crossword clues for steeve
steeve
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Steeve \Steeve\, v. t.
(Shipbuilding) 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) .
Steeve \Steeve\, n. (Naut.)
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.
Steeve \Steeve\ (st[=e]v), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Steeved; p. pr. & vb. n. Steeving.] [Cf. OD. steve staff, E. stem, n.] (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.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context nautical English) The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel; the steeving. 2 A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales and similar cargo needing to be packed tightly. vb. 1 (context archaic English) To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; said of the bowsprit, etc. 2 To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve.
Usage examples of "steeve".
Conrad stifled an oath against his steeve and swung to the ground to lead the gray.
Sophies were astonished to see that the stranger was extraordinarily like their own vessel, even to the exaggerated steeve of her bowsprit.
A special thank you to Michael Steeves from Macinfo, who responded to my frantic cries for help when my computer seemingly swallowed my disk.
He wore a white shirt and dark tie, had rolled his steeves up to the elbow.
Could he tell him that William Steeves had put his position as President of the First Mercantile Bank of Denver in severe Jeopardy by granting the second mortgage when the situation at the Overlook was clearly hopeless?
That Steeves had done it anyway under the ridiculous conviction that he owed Bob T.
Could he tell Watson that even if Steeves cut his own throat and agreed to try and get him a third mortgage that he would succeed in doing nothing but putting himself on the severely depressed executive job market?