On Wed, 31 May 2000 21:29:27 -0500, Samuel W. Heywood wrote:

> On Wed, 31 May 2000 14:30:44 +0000, Bastiaan Edelman wrote:

>> On Tue, 30 May 2000 18:29:04 -0400, L.D. Best wrote:

>> What is a 'stash site'? 'The everyday English Dictionary' does not
>> contain the word: 'stash'. (Bastiaan)

> "stash:  tr. v. stashed, stashing, stashes.  To hide or store away in a
> secret place.  --n. A store or cache of money or valuables.  [Origin
> unknown]"

> Definition quoted verbatim from "The American Heritage Dictionary of the
> English Language", 1973 edition.  This is a very common everyday word in
> the USA.  I would suppose that the British folks use the word frequently
> too, but I am not certain of this.  I believe I can recall having heard
> some British actors use the term in some movies.

> In the underground drug culture the term "stash" is often used to refer
> to the hiding place where the druggie stores his stuff.

> Sam Heywood
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Thanks from Bastiaan, I pasted this one into the Dictionary....
you never know if I would meet this word again...
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