scow
pronunciation
How to pronounce scow in British English:
UK [skaʊ]
How to pronounce scow in American English:
US [ skaʊ]
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- Noun:
- any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
- a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold
Word Origin
- scow (n.)
- "large flat-bottomed boat," 1780, from Dutch schouw "a ferry boat, punt," from Middle Dutch scouwe, related to Old English scaldan, Old Saxon scaldan "to push (a boat) from shore."
Example
- 1. The last few minutes before going on stage scow new actors up .