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Meanings of grasp the gunwale in English

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Usage of grasp the gunwale in English
1
Hands grasp the gunwale.
David Lockwin—The People's Idol
2
We waded on, and at last I grasped the gunwale of the boat.
The Valley of Vision : A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tale...
3
He grasped the gunwale, his face slamming into the wood.
Stonewielder
4
But he had delayed too long; for at that moment Frank's left hand grasped the gunwale.
The Boy Allies Under the Sea; Or, The Vanishing Submarines
5
Two white-robed figures flung themselves in the water and grasped the gunwales as the boat moved away.
Nedra
6
As it was returning, a solitary Indian, in the water, probably exhausted and drowning, grasped the gunwale.
Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam
7
He grasped the gunwale and held on.
The Day of the Beast
8
He made a great splashing when he came up, and soon grasped the gunwale of his boat.
The Young Bridge-Tender; or, Ralph Nelson's Upward Struggle
9
He grasped the gunwale with both hands.
In Exile, and Other Stories
10
One hand upstretched grasped the gunwale.
The Beasts of Tarzan
11
Father Joly, as if aware of something amiss, had cast out both hands and was grasping the gunwale.
Fort Amity
12
Jethro therefore tossed the paddle inside, and grasping the gunwale with one hand, swam with the other toward Ohio.
The Phantom of the River
13
As the boat came down upon him, Paul supported Carrie with one arm, and grasped the gunwale with the other.
Little By Little; or, The Cruise of the Flyaway
14
Harald frowning and with flashing eyes laid the oars across the boat's thwarts, and grasping the gunwale tried to launch her.
The Thirsty Sword: A Story of the Norse Invasion of Scotland (12...
15
Meanwhile Pete had succeeded in grasping the gunwale of the skiff and promptly shouted, Run her up on the beach, boys!
The Go Ahead Boys and Simon's Mine
16
The drift of the boat had brought us so close that he could have grasped the gunwale had he been so minded.
Micah Clarke / His Statement as made to his three grandchildren ...