steeve

Noun

• The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel.
• A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales and similar cargo needing to be packed tightly.

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.
• To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve.