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bow oar

[ bou ]

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bow oar1

First recorded in 1850–55
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Example Sentences

But the crew, according to Norm Purvis, who pulled the bow oar, was excited.

One who rows in the forward part of a boat; the bow oar.

The man who rows the foremost oar in a boat; the bow oar.

Sally and Philippa double-banked the bow oar, and the old boat, leaking harder at each moment, wallowed on towards a landing stage that suddenly became visible amid the reeds—the bottom boards were by this time awash, and Miss Shute's complexion and that of her holland dress matched to a shade.

Bow′er, Bow′er-anch′or, an anchor at the bow or forepart of a ship—usually two, the best-bower and the small-bower; Bow′-oar, the oar nearest the bow.—A bold, or bluff, bow, a broad bow; A lean bow, a narrow one.—On the bow, within 45� of the point right ahead.

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