DEFINITION: To find something you really want in a shop, but then, since you cannot buy it immediately, to hide it so that no one else will get it.

Stowaware

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: stoh-a-wair

Sentence: Bob was the bane of booksellers, carefully stowawaring much-sought-after or rare editions for later purchase.

Etymology: With "stowaway" in mind, based on STOW: to conceal and WARE: goods for sale.

Points: 683

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