stowdown

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noun

The placing away in casks or tanks of the oil obtained in whaling.

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Meanings

nounstowdown (plural stowdowns)

plural stowdowns

  1. obsoletenauticalThe placing away in casks or tanks of the oil obtained in whaling.

Origin

From stow + down.

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APA

stowdown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stowdown

MLA

“stowdown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stowdown. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stowdown,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stowdown.

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