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Stowed vs Strowed - What's the difference?

stowed | strowed |

As verbs the difference between stowed and strowed

is that stowed is past tense of stow while strowed is simple past of strow.

stowed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (stow)

    • stow

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) stowe, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) A place.
    • Quotations
    * (English Citations of "stow")

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) stowen, stawen, stewen, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to put something away in a compact and tidy manner
  • to put something away to store it in a space-saving manner and over a long time
    • Related terms
    * bestow * stow away

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    strowed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (strow)

    • strow

    English

    Verb

    • Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks. — Milton.
    A manner turbid and strown with blemishes. — M. Arnold.
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