scow

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch schouw.

noun

  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

verb

  1. (transitive) To transport in a scow.

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