double paddle

American  

noun

Nautical.

1. a paddle with a blade at each end, as that of the kayak.

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The double paddle has a hickory pole, 7 ft. long and 2 in. in diameter, for its center part.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.

A double paddle was fashioned from a board 1 inch thick, 6 inches wide and 6 feet long.

From The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island by Bond, A. Russell (Alexander Russell)

Though the waves dash over him, scarcely a drop enters the craft as he skims along with his double paddle among cakes of floating ice.

From The Red Man's Continent: a chronicle of aboriginal America by Huntington, Ellsworth

On these the rower sits across, using a double paddle; and as the wind escapes from the skin bags, he has a contrivance for supplying the deficiency.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. by Kerr, Robert

Both are long and narrow; decked entirely over, with the exception of a hole in the centre; can hold only one person, and are propelled with one double paddle having a blade at each end.

From Red Rooney The Last of the Crew by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)