DCHP-3

scowman

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a man employed on a scow.

See: scow

Quotations

1833
The scowmen were not far off, under a cedar tree. . . .
1921
Besides the regular post servants there were others employed such as: voyageurs, among whom were the guides, canoe-men, boatmen, and scowmen; then, again, there were fur-runners, fort hunters, and packeteers.