scow

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English

A New Zealand scow c. 1900

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch schouw.

Pronunciation

Noun

scow (plural scows)

  1. A large flat-bottomed boat, having broad, square ends.
    • 1899, Joseph Conrad, chapter 2, in Heart of Darkness:
      This steamboat was exactly like a decked scow.

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Verb

scow (third-person singular simple present scows, present participle scowing, simple past and past participle scowed)

  1. (transitive) To transport in a scow.

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