steeve

steeve
steeve1
/steev/, v., steeved, steeving, n.
v.t.
1. to stuff (cotton or other cargo) into a ship's hold.
n.
2. a long derrick or spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cargo in a ship's hold.
[1475-85; prob. < Sp estibar to cram < L stipare to stuff, pack tightly; akin to OE stif STIFF]
steeve2
/steev/, v., steeved, steeving, n. Naut.
v.i.
1. (of a bowsprit or the like) to incline upward at an angle instead of extending horizontally.
v.t.
2. to set (a spar) at an upward inclination.
[1635-45; orig. uncert.]

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