scouring barrel

A machine to free scrap iron or small manufactured articles of metal from dirt and rust by friction. scouring-basin, 8. Hydr. Eng .: A reservoir in which tidal water is IMG:content-1060.png:[blocks in formation] scō-vill-ite, s. [After Scoville, Salisbury, Connecticut, where found; suff. -ite ( Min.).] Min.: Supposed at first to be a new species, but now shown to be the same as RHABDOPHANE (q. v.). scow, s. [Dut. schouw =a ferry-boat.] 1. A flat-bottomed, square-ended boat, usually propelled by poles, or towed; being very cheaply and easily constructed, scows are employed in still waters for almost all purposes; they are made of all sizes, and often have decks. 2. A form of lighter or barge for carying a heavy deck-load. scow, v. t. [Scow, s.] To transport in a scow. scowed, a. [Etym. doubtful.] Naut . ( of an anchor): Having the cable tied to the shank, so that it can be pulled up by the shank if it becomes fixed. ( Ro iter .)