steeve

The angle formed by the bowsprit and the horizon or the keel.

To incline (a bowsprit) upward at an angle with the horizon or the keel.

To have an upward inclination. Used of a bowsprit.

A spar or derrick with a block at one end, used for stowing cargo.

To stow or pack (cargo) in the hold of a ship.

Stiff; firm; unbending or unyielding.

To stiffen: as, to be steeved with cold.

Nautical, to project from the bows at an angle instead of horizontally: said of a bowsprit.

Nautical, to give a certain angle of elevation to: as, to steeve a bowsprit.

A long derrick or spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cargo.