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scow

noun

as in skiff

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Recent Examples of scow Instead, its members have up to 50 small, modest, one- and two-person dinghies, 20-foot racing scows, and a few larger craft. —

Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025 It was purchased in 1890 by brothers John and Alexander Laurie to tow vessels and barges, or scows filled with stone from nearby quarries, in Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay. —

Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2024 The foundation could be a raft made of tree logs; pontoon made of fiberglass, steel or aluminum; plywood barge or scow floats made from salvaged wooden and metal hulls; or box floats made of wood, metal or Styrofoam. —

oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2022 Johnson would invent the scow, which would become the world's fastest boat, one of which would hang in the Smithsonian Institute. —

Jim Souhan, Star Tribune, 20 July 2021 See All Example Sentences for scow

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Another unique addition to the outdoor space is a wooden skiff from Martha's Vineyard, which Leon says was one of his dad's favorite anecdotes to share with visitors.

— Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Over several weeks during the summers of 2020 through 2023, our team spent many hours navigating Mosquito Lagoon in a small skiff designed for shallow depths, recording seagrass presence.

— Hannah V. Herrero, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026