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noun
The angle that a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales and similar cargo needing to be packed tightly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; said of the bowsprit, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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verb
To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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History
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Across languages
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