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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1824
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†STOWL, n., v. sm.Sc. form of Eng. stole, (to develop) a stolon.
I. n. A shoot or sucker from the root of a plant (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 439).
II. v. To throw up shoots from the root, to ramify.Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 439:
Thin-sown corn on good land is said to spread by stowling.
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