- stowed out
- Adj. Crowded, packed out, full to capacity. Mainly Scottish use
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
To pay out the cable — Cable Ca ble (k[=a] b l), n. [F. c[^a]ble, LL. capulum, caplum, a rope, fr. L. capere to take; cf. D., Dan., & G. kabel, from the French. See {Capable}.] 1. A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To veer out the cable — Cable Ca ble (k[=a] b l), n. [F. c[^a]ble, LL. capulum, caplum, a rope, fr. L. capere to take; cf. D., Dan., & G. kabel, from the French. See {Capable}.] 1. A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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