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stiffening orders

stiffening orders is the plural of stiffening order.

Meaning of stiffening order

Noun

stiffening order (plural stiffening orders)

  1. (historical) A permission granted by the customs department to take cargo or ballast on board before the old cargo is out, in order to steady the ship.

Questions about stiffening orders

What is stiffening orders the plural of?
Stiffening orders is the plural of stiffening order.

Words near stiffening orders in the dictionary

  1. stiffener
  2. stiffeners
  3. stiffeneth
  4. stiffening
  5. stiffening order
  6. stiffening orders
  7. stiffening up
  8. stiffenings
  9. stiffens
  10. stiffens up
  11. stiffer

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