Etymology

scow

S1C3O1W4

Today it means: A large flat-bottomed boat, having broad, square ends. Full definition →

Dutch schouw
Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

  1. Dutch · borrowed fromschouw
  2. Dutch · borrowed fromschouw
  3. English todayscow

Borrowed from Dutch schouw.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.