Found 1 items, similar to Steeving.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Steeving Steeving \Steev"ing\, n. 1. The act or practice of one who steeves. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) See Steeve, n. (a) . [1913 Webster] Steeve \Steeve\ (st[=e]v), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Steeved; p. pr. & vb. n. Steeving.] [Cf. OD. steve staff, E. stem, n.] (Shipbuilding) To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; -- said of the bowsprit, etc. [1913 Webster]