oary

American  

[awr-ee, ohr-ee] / ˈɔr i, ˈoʊr i /

adjective

Archaic.

1. oarlike.

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Etymology

Origin of oary

First recorded in 1660–70; oar + -y ¹

Example Sentences

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oary

Seek the mail-arm'd multitude, by force Detain them of thy soothing speech, ere yet All launch their oary barks into the flood.

From The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper by Cowper, William

Then, "With archéd neck Between her white wings mantling proudly, rows Her state with oary feet."

From How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune by Marden, Orison Swett

Then, as now, ‘the sooty hulk steered sluggish on,’ while ‘The splendid barge Row’d, regular, to harmony; around, The boat, light-skimming, stretched its oary wings.’

From By-ways in Book-land Short Essays on Literary Subjects by Adams, William Davenport

In vain the crowding pack   Draw on the margin of the stream, or cut   The liquid wave with oary feet, that move   In equal time.

From The Poetical Works of Addison; Gay's Fables; and Somerville's Chase With Memoirs and Critical Dissertations, by the Rev. George Gilfillan by

The swan, with arched neck Between her white wings mantling proudly, rows Her state with oary feet.

From Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations by Various