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stowdown

stowdown noun: the placing away in casks or tanks of the oil obtained in whaling.

Noun

stowdown (plural stowdowns)

  1. (obsolete) The placing away in casks or tanks of the oil obtained in whaling.

Forms of stowdown

pluralstowdowns

Origin of stowdown

From stow + down.

Questions about stowdown

What does stowdown mean?
Stowdown means the placing away in casks or tanks of the oil obtained in whaling.
What part of speech is stowdown?
Stowdown is a noun.
What is the plural of stowdown?
The plural of stowdown is stowdowns.

Words near stowdown in the dictionary

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

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