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Meanings of long oars in English

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Usage of long oars in English
1
Such vessels indeed depend most of the time upon their long oars.
A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life
2
He instinctively reached behind him and picked up one of the long oars.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
3
Rob was very silent as his two brothers pulled away at the long oars.
The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnic...
4
That is not the water plashing, you can't deceive me-itis his long oars.
A Hero of Our Time
5
Aias in truth was smitten in the midst of his ships of the long oars.
The Odyssey of Homer
6
One by one, and in no order, the long oars were being got to work.
King Alfred's Viking: A Story of the First English Fleet
7
Silvertip and his mate bent to the long oars.
Where the Sun Swings North
8
The boats are not like those which we see here, with white sails or long oars.
The Seven Little Sisters Who Live on the Round Ball That Floats ...
9
Then one to the other they spake winged words, the Phaeacians of the long oars, mariners renowned.
The Odyssey of Homer
10
From two of the six long oars with which the boat was fitted, Abel improvised two masts.
Bobby of the Labrador
11
The long oars were scarlet and gold, and the rowers were resplendent in suits of blue and silver.
Historic Girls: Stories Of Girls Who Have Influenced The History...
12
The sail is triangular, and formed of matting, and long oars are also used, worked on either side.
The Cruise of the Mary Rose; Or, Here and There in the Pacific
13
It had ten banks of oars, each of the twenty long oars being rowed by two sturdy islanders.
The Thirsty Sword: A Story of the Norse Invasion of Scotland (12...
14
As might be supposed, we all pulled away with redoubled efforts, till we made the long oars crack.
The Wanderers; Or, Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orino...
15
One of the boats dropped in the water, and walked towards us upon the sea with her long oars.
Youth, a Narrative
16
The means of navigation most often used by the lake parties was a huge scow propelled by long oars.
The Story of Cooperstown
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