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Apr 2, 2019
This week’s themeWords that turn into other words when beheaded
This week’s words
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scow
Model of scow schooner Alma
Photo: Christine Davis
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with Anu Gargscow
PRONUNCIATION:
(skou) 
MEANING:
noun: A flat-bottomed boat with square ends.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Dutch schouw (ferryboat). Earliest documented use: 1524.
USAGE:
“Small waves lapped over the scow edge.”
Jon Keller; Of Sea and Cloud; Tyrus Books; 2014.
See more usage examples of scow in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.
Jon Keller; Of Sea and Cloud; Tyrus Books; 2014.
See more usage examples of scow in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.
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