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steeve2

Pronunciation: /stiːv/
Definition of steeve

noun

  • a derrick consisting of a long pole with a block at the end.

Origin:

late 15th century (as a verb): from Old French estiver or Spanish estibar, from Latin stipare 'pack tight'. The noun is first recorded as a 19th-century US term

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