STOWING

stowage, stowing

(noun) the act of packing or storing away

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Verb

stowing

present participle of stow

Noun

stowing (usually uncountable, plural stowings)

(mining) A method of working in which the waste is packed into the space formed by excavating the vein.

The act by which something is stowed; stowage.

Anagrams

• Wigston, Wigtons, towings, towsing

Source: Wiktionary

Stow"ing, n. (Mining)

Definition: A method of working in which the waste is packed into the space formed by excavating the vein.

STOW

Stow, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Stowing.] Etym: [OE. stowen, fr. stowe a place, AS. stow; cf. Icel. eldstoa fireplace, hearth, OFries. sto, and E. stand. *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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition