Steeve /(stēv)/

imp. & p. p. Steeved; p. pr. & vb. n. Steeving

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

1. To elevate or fix at an angle with the horizon; -- said of the bowsprit, etc. (Shipbuilding)
2. To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve. See Steeve, n. (b).

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