'Stiffening order' definitions:

Definition of 'Stiffening order'

From: GCIDE
  • Stiffening \Stiff"en*ing\, n.
  • 1. Act or process of making stiff. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Something used to make anything stiff. [1913 Webster]
  • Stiffening order (Com.), a permission granted by the customs department to take cargo or ballast on board before the old cargo is out, in order to steady the ship. [1913 Webster]