Crossword-Solution: STEEVE
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Steeve | v. i. | To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; -- said of the bowsprit, etc. |
| Steeve | v. t. | To elevate or fix at an angle with the horizon; -- said of the bowsprit, etc. |
| Steeve | v. t. | To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve. See Steeve, n. (b). |
| Steeve | n. | The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel; -- called also steeving. |
| Steeve | n. | A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales, and similar kinds of cargo which need to be packed tightly. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| STEEVE | anagram | VESTEE |
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Sentences with STEEVE (5)
Each morning we went ashore, and beat and brought off as many hides as we could steeve in the course of the day, and, after breakfast, went down into the hold, where we remained at work until night.
Two long, heavy spars, called steeves, made of the strongest wood, and sharpened off like a wedge at one end, were placed with their wedge ends into the inside of the hide which was the centre of the book, and to the other end of each, straps were fitted, into which large tackles were hooked, composed each of two huge purchase blocks, one hooked to the strap on the end of the steeve, and the other into a dog, fastened into one of the beams, as far aft as it could be got.
This they did all day long for several days, until their hides were all discharged, when a gang of them were sent on board the Alert, to help us steeve our hides.
Each morning we went ashore, and beat and brought off as many hides as we could steeve in a day, and, after breakfast, went down into the hold, where we remained at work until night, except a short spell for dinner.
Two long, heavy spars, called steeves, made of the strongest wood, and sharpened off like a wedge at one end, were placed with their wedge ends into the inside of the hide which was the centre of the book, and to the other end of each straps were fitted, into which large tackles[1] were hooked, composed each of two huge purchase blocks, one hooked to the strap on the end of the steeve, and the other into a dog, fastened into one of the beams, as far aft as it could be got.
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Appears in: Boston Globe, CrosSynergy, New Yorker, NYT, S&S, Universal, USA TODAY, WSJ.
Used 35 times in crossword archives (1963–2022).