Stow, stō, v.t. to place: to arrange: to fill by packing things in: (slang) to put away out of sight: to be silent about.—ns. Stow′age, act of placing in order: state of being laid up: room for articles to be laid away: money paid for stowing goods; Stow′away, one who hides himself in an outward-bound vessel in order to get a passage for nothing; Stow′down, the process of stowing down in a ship's hold; Stow′er, one who stows; Stow′ing, in mining, rubbish thrown into the cavities out of which the ore, coal, &c. have been taken. [M. E. stowen, to place—A.S. stów, a place; cf. Dut. stuwen, to stow, to push, Ger. stauen, to pack.]
Stow, stow, v.t. (Scot.) to cut off, crop.
Stowlins, stō′linz, adv. (Scot.) stealthily.
Stown, stown, a Scotch form of stolen.
Strabismus, strā-bis′mus, n. squint.—adjs. Strabis′mal, Strabis′mic, -al.—ns. Strabismom′eter, Strabom′eter, an instrument for measuring strabismus; Strabot′omy, the surgical operation for the cure of squinting, by the division of the muscle or muscles that distort the eyeball. [Gr.,—strabos, squinting—strephein, to twist.]
Straddle, strad′l, v.i. to stride or part the legs wide: to stand or walk with the legs far apart: to seem favourable to both sides in any question that divides opinion into parties, to trim with regard to any controversy.—v.t. to stand or sit astride of.—n. act of straddling: an attempt to fill a non-committal position: a stock-transaction in which the buyer obtains the privilege of either a put or a call: a vertical mine-timber supporting a set.—adv. astride.—adj. Stradd′le-legged, having the legs wide apart. [A freq. from A.S. strǽd, pa.t. of strídan, stride.]
Stradivarius, strad-i-vā′ri-us, n. a violin, esp. one made by the famous Antonio Stradivari (1649-1737) of Cremona.
Strae, strā, n. (Scot.) straw.—Strae death, death in one's bed from natural causes, as opposed to death by accident, by violence, by the rope, &c.
Straggle, strag′l, v.i. to wander from the course: to ramble: to stretch beyond proper limits: to be dispersed.—ns. Stragg′ler, one who straggles from the course: a wandering fellow: a vagabond: a migratory animal found away from its usual range; Stragg′le-tooth, a misshapen or misplaced tooth.—adv. Stragg′lingly, in a straggling manner.—n. Straggl′ing-mon′ey, money paid for apprehending deserters and men absent without leave: money deducted from the wages of such absentees.—adj. Stragg′ly, straggling, spread out. [For strackle, freq. of M. E. straken—A.S. strícan, to go.]
Stragulum, strag′ū-lum, n. the mantle or pallium in ornithology. [L., a cover.]