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Steeved vs Steemed - What's the difference?

steeved | steemed |

As verbs the difference between steeved and steemed

is that steeved is (steeve) while steemed is (steem).

steeved

English

Verb

(head)
  • (steeve)

    • steeve

    English

    Verb

  • (archaic) 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.

    • Noun

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

    • Anagrams

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    steemed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (steem)

    • steem

    English

    Etymology 1

    Alternative forms

    * stem

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A gleam of light; a flame.

    • Etymology 2

    Aphetic form of esteem.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Value.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To value, esteem.
  • *1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , VI.10:
  • *:His life he steemed dearer than his friend […].