oary

[awr-ee, ohr-ee]

adjective Archaic.

Origin of oary

First recorded in 1660–70; oar + -y¹

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Seek the mail-arm'd multitude, by force Detain them of thy soothing speech, ere yet All launch their oary barks into the flood.
The Iliad of Homer
Homer
Rush into the throng; by force210 Detain them of thy soothing speech, ere yet All launch their oary barks into the flood.
The Iliad of Homer
Homer