See Also: stow(dictionary)
stow-net(dictionary)
stow(5)(dictionary)
stow(4)(dictionary)
stow(3)(dictionary)
stow(2)(dictionary)
stow(1)(dictionary)
stow-ball(dictionary)
stow-boat(dictionary)
Stow - Sailing(gambling)

cut-off (oh) and stow(5) (iou)


cut-off (oh)



[C usually singular] a limit or level at which you stop doing something
-see also deadline deadline
cut-off date/point/score etc
(=the date etc when you stop doing something)
::The cut-off date for registration is July 2.
[C usually singular] when you completely stop doing something or supplying something
cut-off of
::A full-scale cut-off of US aid would be a disaster.
cutoffs
or cut-off jeans/trousers etc
[plural] short trousers that you make by cutting off the bottom part of a pair of trousers

stow(5) (iou)



stow verb2 trans. obsolete exc. Scot. & dial. E16.
[Origin unkn.]
Crop, cut close; esp. (a) crop the ears of (a sheep); (b) lop off the branches of (a tree) or the leaves of (a plant).
stowing noun (rare) (a) the action of the verb; (b) Scot. (in pl.) leaves taken for Food from young greens: E17.