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istif.

stowage, stacking, piling, the act or practice of placing items neatly on top of each other

5 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/isˈtif/
  1. stowage, stacking, piling, the act or practice of placing items neatly on top of each other

  2. stack of timber, planks and other wood products arranged neatly for drying or storage

  3. synonym of stok (“stock”)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish استیف (istif, “stowage, stacking”), from either Greek στοίβα (stoíva, “pile of, stack of”) or Italian stivare (“to stow, to load”).

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