noun.
In mining, rubbish, or material of any kind, taken from near at hand, or brought from the surface, and used to fill up places from which ore, coal, or other valuable substance has been removed.
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noun.
A method of working in which the waste is packed into the space formed by excavating the vein.
noun.
A method of working in which the waste is packed into the space formed by excavating the vein.
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noun.
the act of packing or storing away
Word Usage
"Furthermore, in stowing our luggage away in the skipper's tiny cabin, he saw the axe gashes on the door where the triumphant bushmen had cut their way in."