DCHP-3

scow ferry

Hist.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a scow serving as a ferry across a river, a use to which scows were frequently put.

Quotations

1830
[The usual mode of the country is here pursued, the ferry-boat being a large punt or "scow," with the raised sides to prevent horses from stepping into the water.]
1896
Earlier the road from Burrit's Rapids to Kemptville had been opened and a scow ferry at the latter was available for crossing.