pair-oar

[ pair-awr, -ohr ]

/ ˈpɛərˌɔr, -ˌoʊr /

noun

a racing shell propelled by two persons, each with one oar.

Origin of pair-oar

First recorded in 1850–55

OTHER WORDS FROM pair-oar

pair-oared, adjective

Words nearby pair-oar

painty, pair, pair bond, pairing, pairle, pair-oar, pair of compasses, pair off, pair production, pair royal, pairs

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Example sentences from the Web for pair-oar

There are challenge prizes for the house fours and for the sculling and pulling, as the pair-oar outrigger race is called.
Boating|W. B. Woodgate
And I suppose I looked my words, for my amphibious friend ran the pair-oar down into the water without more ado.
A Veldt Vendetta|Bertram Mitford
In pair-oar rowing there is needed a je-ne-sais-quoi sort of mutual concession of style.
Boating|W. B. Woodgate
In a pair-oar, if either of the hands is a bad waterman, the combination will never rise above mediocrity.
Boating|W. B. Woodgate

The boat house was deserted, but out in mid-stream was a pair-oar and a rowboat, the latter well filled.
The Crimson Sweater|Ralph Henry Barbour

British Dictionary definitions for pair-oar

pair-oar

noun

rowing a racing shell in which two oarsmen sit one behind the other and pull one oar eachAlso called: pair Compare double scull

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单词	pair-oar
释义	pair-oar [ pair-awr, -ohr ] / ˈpɛərˌɔr, -ˌoʊr / noun a racing shell propelled by two persons, each with one oar. Origin of pair-oar First recorded in 1850–55 OTHER WORDS FROM pair-oar pair-oared, adjective Words nearby pair-oar painty, pair, pair bond, pairing, pairle, pair-oar, pair of compasses, pair off, pair production, pair royal, pairs Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pair-oar There are challenge prizes for the house fours and for the sculling and pulling, as the pair-oar outrigger race is called. Boating\|W. B. Woodgate And I suppose I looked my words, for my amphibious friend ran the pair-oar down into the water without more ado. A Veldt Vendetta\|Bertram Mitford In pair-oar rowing there is needed a je-ne-sais-quoi sort of mutual concession of style. Boating\|W. B. Woodgate In a pair-oar, if either of the hands is a bad waterman, the combination will never rise above mediocrity. Boating\|W. B. Woodgate The boat house was deserted, but out in mid-stream was a pair-oar and a rowboat, the latter well filled. The Crimson Sweater\|Ralph Henry Barbour British Dictionary definitions for pair-oar pair-oar noun rowing a racing shell in which two oarsmen sit one behind the other and pull one oar eachAlso called: pair Compare double scull Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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