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The oar used by the bowman.
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n.
An ancient galley or vessel with tree banks, or tiers, of oars.
n.
A contrivance or arrangement serving as a fulcrum for an oar in rowing. It consists sometimes of a notch in the gunwale of a boat, sometimes of a pair of pins between which the oar rests on the edge of the gunwale, sometimes of a single pin passing through the oar, or of a metal fork or stirrup pivoted in the gunwale and suporting the oar.
a.
Furnished with oars; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a four-oared boat.
n.
A boat designed to be propelled by oars instead of sails.
n.
One who rows with an oar.
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n.
One who uses, or is skilled in the use of, an oar; a rower.
n.
The notch, fork, or other device on the gunwale of a boat, in which the oar rests in rowing. See Rowlock.
v. i.
To be moved by oars; as, the boat rows easily.
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An oarlike swimming organ of various invertebrates.
v. t.
To remove or detach, as any part or implement, from its proper position or connection when in use; as, to unship an oar; to unship capstan bars; to unship the tiller.
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Without oars.
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of Oarsman
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A vessel with thirty banks of oars, or, as some say, thirty ranks of rowers.
v. i.
To use the oar; as, to row well.
n
An oarsman; a rower; as, he is a good oar.
a.
Having the form or the use of an oar; as, the swan's oary feet.
v. i.
To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against the stream.
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