| 单词 | to lay in an oar |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto lay in an oar 1. transitive. See simple senses and in n.1 †to lay in an oar, mentioned as an accompaniment of setting sail; also absol. (in quot. c1300). to lay in the oars: to unship them. ΚΠ c1300 Havelok (Laud) (1868) 718 Sone dede he leyn in an ore, And drou him to þe heye se. c1400 (?c1380) Patience l. 106 Þay layden in on laddeborde & þe lofe wynnes. 1485 W. Caxton tr. Thystorye & Lyf Charles the Grete sig. bvij/2 Whan the thorne was drawen fro the crowne, he took hys syght, and whan it was layed in ageyn he recouuerd his heeryng. 1599 George a Greene sig. E4 [Shoemaker speaks in the road] Stay till I lay in my Tooles. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Transl. French Terms Leve-rame!, Unship the oars! the order to the rowers to lay in their oars. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Lay in the oars, unship them from the rowlocks, and place them fore and aft in the boat. < as lemmas |
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