The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stiffening order
Stiffening \Stiff"en*ing\, n.
Act or process of making stiff.
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Something used to make anything stiff.
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.
Wiktionary
stiffening order
n. 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.