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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Stow \Stow\ (st[=o]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stowed (st[=o]d); p.
     pr. & vb. n. Stowing.] [OE. stowen, fr. stowe a place, AS.
     stow; cf. Icel. eldst[=o]a fireplace, hearth, OFries. st[=o],
     and E. stand. [root]163.]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Some stow their oars, or stop the leaky sides.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To put away in some place; to hide; to lodge.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Foul thief! where hast thou stowed my daughter?
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To arrange anything compactly in; to fill, by packing
        closely; as, to stow a box, car, or the hold of a ship.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Stowing \Stow"ing\, n. (Mining)
     A method of working in which the waste is packed into the
     space formed by excavating the vein.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Stowing \Stow"ing\, n. (Mining)
     A method of working in which the waste is packed into the
     space formed by excavating the vein.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Stow \Stow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stowed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Stowing.] [OE. stowen, fr. stowe a place, AS. stow; cf.
     Icel. eldst[=o]a fireplace, hearth, OFries. st[=o], and E.
     stand. [root]163.]
     1. 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.
  
              Some stow their oars, or stop the leaky sides.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     2. To put away in some place; to hide; to lodge.
  
              Foul thief! where hast thou stowed my daughter?
                                                    --Shak.
  
     3. To arrange anything compactly in; to fill, by packing
        closely; as, to stow a box, car, or the hold of a ship.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  stowing
       n : the act of packing or storing away [syn: stowage]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  stowing
     n.
     1 (lb en mining) A method of working in which the waste is packed
  into the space formed by excavating the vein.
     2 The act by which something is stowed; stowage.
     vb.
     (present participle of en stow nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  stowing
     n.
     1 (lb en mining) A method of working in which the waste is packed
  into the space formed by excavating the vein.
     2 The act by which something is stowed; stowage.
     vb.
     (present participle of en stow nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  stowing
     n.
     1 (lb en mining) A method of working in which the waste is packed
  into the space formed by excavating the vein.
     2 The act by which something is stowed; stowage.
     vb.
     (present participle of en stow nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  stowing
     n.
     1 (lb en mining) A method of working in which the waste is packed
  into the space formed by excavating the vein.
     2 The act by which something is stowed; stowage.
     vb.
     (present participle of en stow nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  stowing
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s tow ing)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Stowing /stˈəʊɪŋ/
  التعبئة

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stowing /stˈəʊɪŋ/ 
  zakládání

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stowing /stˈəʊɪŋ/
  Stopfversatz 
     Synonyms: stowage, tamping
  
   see: stope filling, backfilling, power stowing
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stowing /stˈəʊɪŋ/
  versetzend, zukippend
     Synonyms: filling, packing, gobing
  
   see: fill, pack, stow, gob sth., filled, packed, stowed, gobed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  stowing /stˈəʊɪŋ/
  verstauend, unterbringend, versorgend
     Synonym: stowing away
  
   see: stow sth., stow away sth., stowed, stowed away
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈstoʊwɪŋ/

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 堆仓

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