SCOW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scow mean? 

• SCOW (noun)
  The noun SCOW has 2 senses:

1. any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends

2. a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold

  Familiarity information: SCOW used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCOW (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("scow" is a kind of...):

boat (a small vessel for travel on water)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("scow" is a kind of...):

barge; flatboat; hoy; lighter (a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals))

 Context examples 

“And there! D’ye hear that? Blown by mouth. Some scow schooner, most likely. Better watch out, Mr. Schooner-man. Ah, I thought so. Now hell’s a poppin’ for somebody!”

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)