Definitions
1.nounThe angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel.
2.nounA spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales and similar cargo needing to be packed tightly.
3.verbTo project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; said of the bowsprit, etc.
4.verbTo stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve.