A kind of oar, used by the natives of India, Africa, America, and by most savages; it is shorter and broader in the blade than the common oar.
♦ To paddle, is to propel a boat more purely by hand, that is, without a fulcrum or rowlock.
·vi ·see Paddle staff (b), below. II. Paddle ·vt To pat or stroke amorously, or gently. III. Paddl...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
to tipple. Exm. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
A name of the paddle or lump-fish (Cyclopterus lumpus). ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Two large beams projecting over the sides of a steamer, between which the paddle-wheels revolve. (Se...
The frame of wood which encircles the upper part of the paddle-wheel. ...
The stout iron axis carrying the paddle-wheels, which revolves with them when keyed. ...
A steam-ship propelled through the water by paddle-wheels. ...
The wheels on each side of a steamer, suspended externally by a shaft, and driven by steam, to prope...
Boats made to fit the paddle-box rim, stowed bottom upwards on each box. ...