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the flat-bottomed barge that hauls civilization's heaviest, ugliest cargo without ever asking for thanks
means A large, flat-bottomed boat with squared-off ends, used to haul bulk loads like sand, gravel, garbage, or coal — usually towed or pushed rather than sailed.
from From the Dutch 'schouw,' a flat-bottomed ferry or punt, which Dutch settlers brought to the New World; English picked it up in the colonial era, likely along the waterways of New Amsterdam, and the no-nonsense vessel kept its no-nonsense name.
- flat bottom
- Hull sits nearly flat for shallow, calm water
- garbage hauler
- Once carried New York's trash out to sea
- sailing variant
- Scow schooners raced Great Lakes cargo in 1800s
- the insult
- Slang for any clumsy, ungainly old vessel
mississippi river sand scow — flat-bottomed work boat used by u.s. army corps of engineers to transport sand and dredged material
alaska glacier bay scow — traditional shallow-draft vessel used by alaska native communities for fishing and transport in coastal waters