oar : Idioms & Phrases
Index
bow oar
Bow" oar`
Definitions
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The oar used by the bowman. -
One who rows at the bow of a boat.
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Laboring oar
- the oar which requires most strength and exertion; often used figuratively; as, to have, or pull, the laboring oar in some difficult undertaking.
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Oar cock
(Zoöl) , the water rail. Prov. Eng.
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Spoon oar
- . see under
Oar . - an oar having the blade so curved as to afford a better hold upon the water in rowing.
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sweep oar
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noun a long oar used in an open boat
sweep.
WordNet
To back the oars
- to row backward with the oars.
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To boat the oars
- to cease rowing, and lay the oars in the boat.
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To double-bank an oar
- to set two men to pulling one oar.
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To feather an oar
(Naut) , to turn it when it leaves the water so that the blade will be horizontal and offer the least resistance to air while reaching for another stroke.
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To feather the oars
- . See under
Feather . , v. t.
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To lie on the oars
- to cease pulling, raising the oars out of water, but not boating them; to cease from work of any kind; to be idle; to rest.
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To muffle the oars
- to put something round that part which rests in the rowlock, to prevent noise in rowing.
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To put in one's oar
- to give aid or advice; commonly used of a person who obtrudes aid or counsel not invited.
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To ship the oars
- to place them in the rowlocks.
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To toss the oars
- To peak the oars, to lift them from the rowlocks and hold them perpendicularly, the handle resting on the bottom of the boat.
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To trail oars
- to allow them to trail in the water alongside of the boat.
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To unship the oars
- to take them out of the rowlocks.