pair-oar

[ pair-awr, -ohr ]

noun

1. a racing shell propelled by two persons, each with one oar.

pair-oar

noun

1. See double scull
   rowing a racing shell in which two oarsmen sit one behind the other and pull one oar each Also calledpair Compare double scull

Other Words From

• pair-oared adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pair-oar¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

More than one master of oarsmanship has declared that good pair-oar rowing is the acme of oarsmanship.

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In a pair-oar, if either of the hands is a bad waterman, the combination will never rise above mediocrity.

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In pair-oar rowing there is needed a je-ne-sais-quoi sort of mutual concession of style.

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There are challenge prizes for the house fours and for the sculling and pulling, as the pair-oar outrigger race is called.

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That evening he went out with a man in a pair oar, and was rowed to a standstill.

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