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☆ scow (sko̵u)

noun

a large, flat-bottomed boat with square ends, used for carrying coal, sand, etc. and often towed by a tug

Etymology: Du schouw, lit., boat which is poled along, akin to LowG schalde, punt pole < IE *skoldha-, pole, branch cut off < base *(s)kel-, to cut > half

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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