scow

English

A New Zealand scow c. 1900

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch schouw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skaʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -aʊ

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.

Derived terms

• garbage scow
• mud scow

 

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To transport in a scow.

Anagrams

• CWOs, cows