e.to stow down: to put down into a vessel's hold; in quot. 1850, to yield (a certain quantity) to be stowed down.
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to stow down1850
1850 H. T. CheeverWhale & his Captors xii. 198 That whale stowed us down eighty-five barrels of oil.