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English word origin

Etymology of stash

Unknown. Perhaps a blend of stick + cache or stow + cache.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
verb

To hide or store away for later use.

noun

A collection, sometimes hidden. · A place where drugs are stored. · Clothing or other items branded with a particular university club or society's logo. · A collection of yarn or other materials not yet allocated to any particular craft project.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Unknown. Perhaps a blend of stick + cache or stow + cache.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

A mustache.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Apheretic clipping of mustache.

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