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1. The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel
   - steeving
    
2. A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales, and similar kinds of cargo which need to be packed tightly

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

Derived forms: steeving, steeves, steeved