单词 | scow |
释义 | scow[ skou ] / skaʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR scow ON THESAURUS.COM nounany of various vessels having a flat-bottomed rectangular hull with sloping ends, built in various sizes with or without means of propulsion, as barges, punts, rowboats, or sailboats. Eastern U.S. a barge carrying bulk material in an open hold. an old or clumsy boat; hulk; tub. verb (used with object)to transport by scow. Origin of scow1660–70, Americanism;<Dutch schouw ferryboat Words nearby scowscouthood, scouting, Scout Leader, scoutmaster, Scoville scale, scow, scowl, scowler, scozza, SCP, SCPO Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scowBritish Dictionary definitions for scowscow / (skaʊ) / nounan unpowered barge used for freight; lighter (esp in the midwestern US) a sailing yacht with a flat bottom, designed to plane Word Origin for scowC18: via Dutch schouw from Low German schalde, related to Old Saxon skaldan to push (a boat) into the sea Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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