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单词 pair-oared
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pair-oaredadj.

Brit. /ˈpɛːrɔːd/, U.S. /ˈpɛrˌɔrd/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pair n.1, oared adj.
Etymology: < pair n.1 + oared adj. Compare earlier pair-oar n. Compare pair-horsed adj.
Of a boat: two-oared. Also: involving two-oared boats.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [adjective] > for specific number of rowers
four-oared1685
pair-oared1879
1879 Harper's Mag. May 925/2 ‘Josh’ Ward..who was champion sculler of America nearly twenty years ago..has been almost constantly before the public, rowing also in the pair-oared race at the Centennial Regatta.
1881 Sportsman's Year-bk. 100 A heavy pair-oared gig.
1938 ‘C. S. Forester’ Ship of Line i. 7 Hornblower took his seat in a pair oared wherry.
2002 Herald Express (Torquay) (Nexis) 4 Sept. 62 Paul Hodge celebrated the previous day's birth of his son Archie by winning the Gents pair-oared race with Andy Pomeroy and cox, Richard Wallis.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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