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stowces

stowces is the plural of stowce.

Meaning of stowce

Noun

stowce (plural stowces)

  1. A windlass, a device for drawing ore up from a mine, also formerly used (when made entirely of wood) to indicate possession of mining land.
    • When a person discovers a vein, and has no means to possess it for want of stowces, he marks the ground with crosses and holes, by which means he possesses it until he can procure stowces.1848, Journal of the Franklin Institute, page 301

Questions about stowces

What is stowces the plural of?
Stowces is the plural of stowce.

Words near stowces in the dictionary

  1. stowboard
  2. stowboards
  3. stowbord
  4. stowbords
  5. stowce
  6. stowces
  7. stowdown
  8. stowdowns
  9. Stowe
  10. Stowe-by-Chartley
  11. stowed

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