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stow

UK/ˈstaʊ/ US/stoʊ/ uncommon obsolete rare slang

verb

1.

fill by packing tightly

  • “stow the cart”

Origin

From Middle English stowen, stawen, stewen, from Old English stōwian (“to hold back, restrain”), from Proto-Germanic *stōōną, *stōjaną (“to stow, dam up”), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand, place”). Cognate with Dutch stuwen, stouwen (“to stow”), Low German stauen (“to blin, halt, hinder”), German stauen (“to halt, hem in, stow, pack”).

Phrases

  • stow away
  • Stow Bedon
  • Stow Creek
  • Stow cum Quy
  • Stow Maries
  • Sturton by Stow
  • West Stow

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