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Meanings of other oar in английском

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Usage of other oar in английском
1
Terence was steering with the other oar, while he held the sheet.
Under Wellington's Command: A Tale of the Peninsular War
2
He strove to reach the knights on the strand, but had no other oar.
The Fall of the Nibelungs
3
Put out the other oar, we must watch our time.
By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti War
4
Now he took the other oar and commenced rowing.
Brave and Bold; Or, The Fortunes of Robert Rushton
5
But if I can find my other oar I'll help you row in your boat.
Frank and Andy Afloat; Or, The Cave on the Island
6
But Jim had found the other oar and was already pulling himself into the canoe.
Flesh Eaters
7
The correspondent, pulling at the other oar, watched the waves and wondered why he was there.
Men, Women, and Boats
8
He then got out the other oar, and standing between the two chests, pulled lustily away.
From Powder Monkey to Admiral: A Story of Naval Adventure
9
Reaching down with one hand, he seized the other oar and shoved it along to Captain Barney.
Dan Merrithew
10
The other oar was smashed off, and the raft was littered up with leaves and branches and dirt.
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
11
Peterkin took the other oar and also stood up, but there was no anger visible on his countenance.
The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean
12
She grabbed the other oar and stretched it to them but a wave heaved her out of reach.
Dagmar's daughter
13
None other oar he had.
The Nibelungenlied
14
He kept striking matches to look for the oar, and turning the boat round and round with the other oar.
The Grim Smile of the Five Towns
15
Take the other oar.
New National Fourth Reader
16
Off the seat he tumbled, and, with land-lubber's luck, unshipped the other oar and away it floated, and a mile from land, they drifted.
Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness
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