The earliest motive power for vessels; it may be by the broadside in rowlocks abeam, by sweeps on the quarters fore and aft, or by sculling with one oar in the notch of the transom amidships. (See stern-oar.)
·noun An impelling act or movement. II. Propulsion ·noun The act driving forward or away; the act o...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun An oarsman; a rower; as, he is a good oar. II. Oar ·vt & ·vi To <<Row>>. III. Oar ·noun An o...
To put in one's oar; to intermeddle, or give an opinion unasked: as, To be sure, you must put in you...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A slender piece of timber used as a lever to propel a boat through the water. The blade is dipped in...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·- The oar used by the bowman. II. Bow oar ·- One who rows at the bow of a boat. ...
·adj Having feet adapted for swimming. ...
The foremost oar or oars, in pulling a boat. ...
A name of the London wherry of a larger size than the scull. ...
One of the badges of the civil court afloat, conferring the power to arrest for debt if not less tha...
The aftermost oar in a boat, from which the others take their time. ...
See blade of an oar ...
Is the flat part of it which is plunged into the water in rowing. The force and effect in a great me...
In rowing, is to turn the blade horizontally, with the top aft, as it comes out of the water. This l...
To intermeddle, or give an opinion unasked. ...