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Work On The Docks Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is STEEVE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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199%6Exact Match!
236%12 Unloading work at docks
332%5 Places longshoremen work

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We think the answer is "STEEVE" which means:

    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.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He will steeve the boxes onto the ship."
  • • "The workers steeved the cargo into the hold."

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New York Times27 Jul 2014 Down 95
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