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sturgeon (-nosed) scow
Northwest, Hist.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a freight boat about 55 feet long and 11 wide, with a draught of little more than two feet, capable of carrying 10-12 tons and propelled by poles and or oars, or, in later days, an outboard motor.
See: sturgeon-head (boat)
Quotations
1921
When tracking their six-fathom canoes, or "York boats," or "sturgeon scows," the voyageurs of the north brigades use very long lines, one end of which is attached to the bow of the craft while to the other end is secured a leather harness of breast straps called otapanapi into which each hauler adjusts himself.
1948
[Caption] Screw steamers and sturgeon-nosed scows at Fort Smith.