stroke oar
AmericanEtymology
Origin of stroke oar
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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“I really did not give it much thought other than it being another saga for PLU crew,” said Curt Pearson, the stroke oar in the Knights varsity.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 16, 2017
Rufus will pull the stroke oar over the coming year in our business.
From Time Magazine Archive
Quiet, retiring, the family scholar, he has kept on pulling the stroke oar, a sagely sober counselor and friend to his brothers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sir John Barbirolli refers to his man as his "chief of staff," Eugene Ormandy's is his "mind reader," William Steinberg's his "seismograph," Donald Johanos' his "stroke oar."
From Time Magazine Archive
And Ran Laurie handled the stroke oar an awful lot like Don Hume.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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