Definition of "stowing" [stow•ing]

• Present participle of stow. (verb)
• A method of working in which the waste is packed into the space formed by excavating the vein. (noun)

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• "Furthermore, in stowing our luggage away in the skipper's tiny cabin, he saw the axe gashes on the door where the triumphant bushmen had cut their way in."
• "James constructed a ladder out of the old bits of boards, and Tom Wilson assisted him in stowing the luggage away in the loft."
• "The Camel was ready enough, and within half-an-hour the two lads were doing what Poole termed stowing cargo, the said cargo consisting of rashers of prime fried ham, cold bread-cake, hot coffee and preserved milk."