Steeved

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]