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bow oar

[ bou ]

/ baʊ /

noun

bow³ (def. 4).

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You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.

To stew in a sauce for a long time.

To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.

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Origin of bow oar

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby bow oar

Bowman's gland, Bowman's membrane, bowman's root, Bowman's space, bow net, bow oar, bow out, bowrider, bow rudder, bow saw, bowse

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Example sentences from the Web for bow oar

And what a mighty cheer rang out when she drew closer, and the man at the bow-oar stood up and cried, “Thank God, all saved!”
The Thorogood Family|R.M. Ballantyne
Turning to him who pulled the bow-oar: "Stop pullin' a bit, Tom," said he, "stop pullin'."
The Von Toodleburgs|F. Colburn Adams
As it drew near, the figure of the man pulling the bow-oar seemed oddly familiar to me.
The Story of a Bad Boy|Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Amos pulled the bow-oar, and behind him was the tub with the line coiled away, and the harpoon bent on to it.
The World of Ice|Robert Michael Ballantyne

Toffy rowed the bow-oar now, and Purvis, who knew every turn of the river, took the tiller-ropes.
Peter and Jane|S. (Sarah) Macnaughtan

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