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scow

[ skou ]
/ skaʊ /
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noun

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.

verb (used with object)

to transport by scow.

RELATED WORDS

raft, dinghy, canoe, sailboat, yacht, craft, barge, ship, catamaran, schooner, gondola, ark, dory, lighter, flatboat, bottom, hulk, launch, skiff, bucket

Nearby words

scouter, scouth, scouthood, scouting, scoutmaster, scow, scowl, scowler, scozza, scp, scpo

Origin of scow

1660–70, Americanism; < Dutch schouw ferryboat
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scow

/ (skaʊ) /

noun

an unpowered barge used for freight; lighter
(esp in the midwestern US) a sailing yacht with a flat bottom, designed to plane

Word Origin for scow

C18: via Dutch schouw from Low German schalde, related to Old Saxon skaldan to push (a boat) into the sea
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