cows

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Processors flew in thousands of workers and contracted with an armada of vessels, ranging from World War II-era scows to Bering Sea crab boats, to ferry the fish back to the plants.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2022

Without rail or paved highways to provide access, all finished lumber had to be towed east on scows from a sawmill in equally tiny Utsalady on Camano Island.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2022

Small, shallow-draft scows then took the stones to much bigger schooners or sloops, anchored in deeper water, for the trip up the Potomac.

From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2021

But most of it is carried by small craft or aging scows guided by experienced, radio-equipped Iraqis and is later sold in Iran, other gulf countries and onto the world market.

From Time Magazine Archive

John shouted and waved to Haskins, whom he saw standing near his scows.

From The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike by Jarvis, W. H. P. (William Henry Pope)