'To step off' definitions:

Definition of 'To step off'

From: GCIDE
  • Step \Step\, v. t.
  • 1. To set, as the foot. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Naut.) To fix the foot of (a mast) in its step; to erect. [1913 Webster]
  • To step off, to measure by steps, or paces; hence, to divide, as a space, or to form a series of marks, by successive measurements, as with dividers. [1913 Webster]