The Collaborative International Dictionary
steeving
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.
Wiktionary
steeving
vb. (present participle of steeve English)