Talk:stow

Tea room discussion

Note: the below discussion was moved from the Wiktionary:Tea room.

Here one dictionary explains that the origin of the modern English word is the OE noun stow. However, at least one citation discloses its use as a noun in modern English (19th century). Would it be therefore be admissible to add the nominal meaning under ==English== or one must provide 2 more citations for that? Does any native speaker of English recognise the word as a noun? Bogorm 11:58, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

• The OED has its meaning as (deprecated template usage) place marked as obsolete. Does that still make it modern? I always thought it was spelled (deprecated template usage) stowe, but maybe not. SemperBlotto 12:05, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

I have found a modern mention (as "a place") in line with Middle and Old English. I have entered the noun as obsolete. It is easier to find Middle and Old English usage and/or dictionary mentions. Also see citations:stowe DCDuring TALK 18:33, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

There might also be a nautical meaning something like "an arrangement of cargo in a hold." A bad stow could lead to damage of the cargo. DCDuring TALK 18:36, 31 January 2009 (UTC)