[skou] 
| 1. | any of various vessels having a flat-bottomed rectangular hull with sloping ends, built in various sizes with or without means of propulsion, as barges, punts, rowboats, or sailboats. |
| 2. | Eastern U.S. a barge carrying bulk material in an open hold. |
| 3. | an old or clumsy boat; hulk; tub. |
| 4. | to transport by scow. |
| scow (skou) n. A large flatbottom boat with square ends, used chiefly for transporting freight. [Dutch schouw, from Middle Dutch scouwe.] |
