scow Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
  2. noun a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold

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Scow noun
Etymology
D. schouw.
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) A large flat-bottomed boat, having broad, square ends.
Scow transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To transport in a scow.

Webster 1913