(stēv) noun
A derrick or a spar with a block at one end used in stowing cargo. [<v.]
—v.t. steeved, steev·ing
1. To stow, as cargo in the hold of a vessel, by using a steeve or a jackscrew.
2. Scot. To pack; cram. [<F estiver <L stipare compress]

(stēv) Naut. noun
The angular elevation of a bowsprit from the horizontal: also steev′ing.
—v.t. & v.i. steeved, steev·ing To set or be set upward at an angle with the horizon. [? <OF estive tail of a plough <L stiva]