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Meanings of long oar in English

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Usage of long oar in English
1
It lay there rocking, and a long oar rested against the seat.
Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country
2
Another man stood in the stern with a similar long oar to steer.
Peter Trawl; Or, The Adventures of a Whaler
3
A man stood at the stern with a long oar to steer it.
The Voyage of the Rattletrap
4
We rowed, Nick at one long oar, the old man at the other.
Travels Without a Donkey
5
I mounted the steering platform, and grasped the long oar.
Down the River; Or, Buck Bradford and His Tyrants
6
This, when on the water, concealed even the long oar.
Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen
7
Big Tom steered our boat with a long oar, which he used as a rudder.
On the Indian Trail / Stories of Missionary Work among Cree and ...
8
And there lying in the bottom of the boat beside a long oar was my football.
Kensuke’s Kingdom
9
At each end of the raft, a long oar is securely fixed, in temporary rowlocks for that purpose.
Twenty-Seven Years in Canada West / The Experience of an Early S...
10
The long oar crowded him nearly off the seat, as he tried to hold her straight out into mid-water.
Short Stories of Various Types
11
We had then to cut out the paddles, a long oar to steer by, and also the mast and yard.
In the Rocky Mountains: A Tale of Adventure
12
Again and again was the long oar dipped into the water, and made to press against the rush of the current.
The House Boat Boys; Or, Drifting Down to the Sunny South
13
They came on steadily, the steersman standing at his post and handling the long oar as though it was a feather's weight.
Sheila of Big Wreck Cove: A Story of Cape Cod
14
He pulled his long oar into the boat and turned to face the direction from which the answering nozzler blast had come.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
15
They arrived to find cult leader David Koresh on a bed onstage, yelling and screaming while smashing a long oar on the bed.
Radio NZ
16
Then I stationed the sturdiest of the two deck-hands on the port bow with a long oar, while I took the starboard with another.
Pieces of Eight / Being the Authentic Narrative of a Treasure Di...
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