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Definition of "stowed" [stowed]

  • Simple past tense and past participle of stow. (verb)

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Use "stowed" in a sentence
  • "After long cogitations, I resolved to steal up to the house, if possible, unperceived; have my horse turned over to the groom, and my portmanteau stowed out of sight, and then to walk boldly up to the door, with a visiting-card in one hand, and my credentials in the other, to be delivered to the servant for the lady to whom the letter was addressed."
  • "“Do you really think I have gold coins stowed back here?” he asked, facing Morris again."
  • "There are two small rooms, one a shop in which kindling wood is stowed, which is gathered up by the children, split and tied in bundles."