"stowce" meaning in All languages combined

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  "etymology_text": "The OED, mentioning the variant forms stose, stoce, stowse, and stow, says it is \"of obscure origin; possibly a contraction of stothes pl. of stothe\" i.e. stooth; however, compare stow.",
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      "form": "stowces",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "ref": "1848, Journal of the Franklin Institute, page 301:",
          "text": "When a person discovers a vein, and has no means to possess it for want of stowces, he marks the ground with crosses and holes, by which means he possesses it until he can procure stowces.",
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          "ref": "1910, Derbyshire Archaeological Journal, page 175:",
          "text": "Legal possession of a mine was kept only by erecting stows or stowces, which must be \"set in all men's sight.\" The stow is a machine for drawing up the ore in tubs from the mine. It is constructed of seven pieces of timber fastened together by wooden pins. If nails or any metal is used in[…]",
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          "ref": "1969, Frank Nixon, The Industrial Archaeology of Derbyshire:",
          "text": "A miner established his claim to a vein which he had discovered by placing a stowce on the spot.",
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        "A windlass, a device for drawing ore up from a mine, also formerly used (when made entirely of wood) to indicate possession of mining land."
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        {
          "english": "mark with a stowce or stowces",
          "translation": "mark with a stowce or stowces",
          "word": "stowse"
        }
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  "etymology_text": "The OED, mentioning the variant forms stose, stoce, stowse, and stow, says it is \"of obscure origin; possibly a contraction of stothes pl. of stothe\" i.e. stooth; however, compare stow.",
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      "english": "mark with a stowce or stowces",
      "translation": "mark with a stowce or stowces",
      "word": "stowse"
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