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A large flat-bottomed boat, having broad, square ends.
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A flat-bottomed boat with square unpointed ends
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another term for a deck cargo barge having a hull design of a flat bottom, square ended rakes, and usually with a deck cargo bin.
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A large, flat-bottomed vessel, often with squared ends, for cargo transport.
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any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
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a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold
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A scow, in the original sense, is a flat bottomed boat with a blunt bow, often used to haul garbage or similar bulk freight; cf. barge. The etymology of the word is from Dutch schouwe, meaning such a boat.
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