scow
[ skou ]
/ skaʊ /
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.
Origin of scow
1660–70,
Americanism; < Dutch
schouw ferryboat
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British Dictionary definitions for scow
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