Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "stowwerig" is bedek of met stof gevul; poeieragtig; droog en poeieragtig, of lyk soos stof. Dit kan ook verwys na iets oud of verwaarloos, soos in 'n "stowwerige ou boek" of 'n "stowwerige ou solder."
I sat on my old bed, the plaid spread dusty and faded, and started to read.
Stepping through the open door into the dusty, dim interior, he found the man he was looking for shouting at his assistant who was hastily threading cord through a flour bag to fasten it shut.
I was on a dusty loft overlooking the barn, cobwebs at every turn.
They were tucked inside an old chest, hidden beneath dusty volumes of government crap.
He smiled as he watched the rumps of the two retreating horses move away down the dusty road.
His eyes cast down for a moment, he saw the telltale drops of blood on the white dusty stone and cursed.
The short blade scored the leather apron but went on to cut a searing red gash in the flesh of his shoulder, blood spilling from the wound to patter on the dusty floor.
Emerging from the hall, Catherine found no sweating horse and dusty rider only John, a bucket of water in either hand, making his way to the kitchens.
When Richard emerged an hour later, his hands dusty with flour, Jack was nearly asleep.
The north wall provided no window embrasure to apply his weight to but offered cracks, dusty with crumbling masonry.
