Steeve, n.(Naut.) (a) The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel; — called also steeving. (b) A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales, and similar kinds of cargo which need to be packed tightly.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.