stroke oar


nounRowing.
  1. the oar nearest to the stern of the boat.

Origin of stroke oar

1
First recorded in 1825–35

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How to use stroke oar in a sentence

  • So she rowed her best and having the stroke oar, Uncle Jabez was obliged to pull his best to keep up with her.

    Ruth Fielding At College | Alice B. Emerson
  • Bill Hardy was rowing the stroke oar, and did the questioning.

    A Final Reckoning | G. A. Henty
  • The fame of the half-back and the short-stop and the stroke-oar has grown out of proportion to their real worth.

    The Young Pitcher | Zane Grey
  • First of all the professor chose Celia Prime 162 for stroke oar.

    The Girls of Central High | Gertrude W. Morrison
  • Suddenly Fisher Young, pulling the stroke oar, gave a faint scream; he was shot through the left wrist.

    Life of John Coleridge Patteson | Charlotte M. Yonge