What is the meaning of STOW. Phrases containing STOW
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A pipe made to order hammocks to be tied up and stowed. The hammocks were typically stowed in racks inboard of the ship's side to protect crew from splinters from shot and provide a ready means of preventing flooding caused by damage.
When the finger is hit on the end with a ball, the finger jammed was said to be stowed.
Stow is British slang for cease from, to stop.
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The act or method of stowing; as, the stowage of provisions in a vessel.
n.
A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship; also, the act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of packages incident to close stowage; -- formerly written romage.
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The state of being stowed, or put away.
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Money paid for stowing goods.
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One of the casks stowed in the wings of a vessel's hold, being smaller than such as are stowed more amidships.
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A wooden landmark, to indicate possession of mining land.
v. t.
To make room in, as a ship, for the cargo; to move about, as packages, ballast, so as to permit close stowage; to stow closely; to pack; -- formerly written roomage, and romage.
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Things stowed or packed.
v. t.
To arrange anything compactly in; to fill, by packing closely; as, to stow a box, car, or the hold of a ship.
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Room in which things may be stowed.
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A method of working in which the waste is packed into the space formed by excavating the vein.
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A person on shipboard whose business was to take charge of stowing the cargo; -- formerly written roomager, and romager.
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A covering of canvas or tarpaulin for the hammocks, stowed on the nettings, between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.
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An interior officer under the boatswain, gunner, or carpenters, charged with the stowage, account, and distribution of the stores.
v. t.
To place or arrange in a compact mass; to put in its proper place, or in a suitable place; to pack; as, to stowbags, bales, or casks in a ship's hold; to stow hay in a mow; to stow sheaves.
v. t.
A large anchor stowed on shores outside the waist of a vessel; -- called also waist anchor. See the Note under Anchor.
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