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Scow

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: 1929, OED Evaluation: (racing yacht) U.S.

Applied to one of several containers or vehicles used for transporting loads or a flat bottomed racing yacht.

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Speaker: Where we get it once a month. So anyway she treated us, just four of us and (laughs)- so anyway, when we get u-- there (laughs) we went to the (laughs)- she wanted to go on the scow, this other scow. And she- Interviewer: What's a scow? Speaker: Wanted to go- eh? Interviewer: What's a scow? Speaker: A scow is like a boat. Interviewer: Oh! Speaker: Like you-know that you all (inc) there's no railings on it or-anything, it's just a c-- they call it a scow. Interviewer: A scow.
A type of flat boat with no railing.
You-know that you- the sun was- so we went way down- oh I don't know how many miles on the scow and there was black swans and white swans and oh the size of them.
A type of flat boat with no railing.
So I thought will they come before the scow comes in?
A type of flat boat with no railing.
Mel come out and she was- I didn't know whether I was going to get her on the scow or-not.
A type of flat boat with no railing.