Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

scow

American  
[skou] / skaʊ /

noun

  1. any of various vessels having a flat-bottomed rectangular hull with sloping ends, built in various sizes with or without means of propulsion, as barges, punts, rowboats, or sailboats.

  2. Eastern U.S. a barge carrying bulk material in an open hold.

  3. an old or clumsy boat; hulk; tub.

verb (used with object)

  1. to transport by scow.

scow British  
/ skaʊ /

noun

  1. an unpowered barge used for freight; lighter

  2. (esp in the midwestern US) a sailing yacht with a flat bottom, designed to plane

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of scow

1660–70, < Dutch schouw ferryboat

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "scow" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com