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scow

/skaʊ/

Rhymes with -aʊ

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Borrowed from Dutch schouw.

noun scows

A large flat-bottomed boat, having broad, square ends. This steamboat was exactly like a decked scow.

verb scows · scowing · scowed

transitive To transport in a scow.

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@misc{scow_2026,
  title = {scow},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scow},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}