bow oar
[ bou ]
noun
Origin of bow oar
1First recorded in 1850–55
Words Nearby bow oar
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How to use bow oar in a sentence
In the hope of helping matters, he swung the bow oar a number of times, so as to turn the head out in the stream.
The Phantom of the River | Edward S. EllisThere was an eight-oared boat rowed by a crew of the young ladies, of which Miss Euthymia was the captain and pulled the bow oar.
A Mortal Antipathy | Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.Vernon took the helm, young Tempest the bow oar, and a tough old salt the oar next him.
The Cruise of the "Lively Bee" | John De MorganThen I saw Jim at the steering oar and Tom laboring at the bow oar, and it all came over me.
The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon | Wyn RooseveltDan now took the bow oar, and they rowed until a light breeze sprang up.
With Lee in Virginia | G. A. Henty
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