scow
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.
Eastern U.S. a barge carrying bulk material in an open hold.
an old or clumsy boat; hulk; tub.
to transport by scow.
Origin of scow
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How to use scow in a sentence
For three more days the loading of the scows continued slowly.
On the Edge of the Arctic | Harry Lincoln SaylerAs if dismissing the incident from his mind, he turned toward the scows.
On the Edge of the Arctic | Harry Lincoln SaylerBesides all these, there were numerous scows loaded with provisions and fuel, and barges conveying horses for packing purposes.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology | Robert E. Park"I don't believe there's any law that makes a passenger-boat hold up for scows," grumbled Fogg.
Blow The Man Down | Holman DayThey had contragravity scows plying between Rivington and Tradetown regularly, now, and air-lorries were linking the villages.
Space Viking | Henry Beam Piper
British Dictionary definitions for scow
/ (skaʊ) /
an unpowered barge used for freight; lighter
(esp in the midwestern US) a sailing yacht with a flat bottom, designed to plane
Origin of scow
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