scow

noun, verb — 2 senses

scow

noun

/skaʊ/

Etymology Borrowed from Dutch schouw.

1

A large flat-bottomed boat, having broad, square ends.

This steamboat was exactly like a decked scow.1899, Joseph Conrad, chapter 2, in Heart of Darkness:

Derived terms: garbage scow, mud scow

scow

verb

Etymology Borrowed from Dutch schouw.

1

To transport in a scow.

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