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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : awr, ohr |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɔr, oʊr |
Definition of oaring
Origin :- Old English ar "oar," from Proto-Germanic *airo (cf. Old Norse ar, Danish aare, Swedish åra), of unknown origin; perhaps related to Latin remus "oar," Greek eretes "rower," eretmos "oar."
- As in paddle : verb propel with arms or tool
- As in row : verb move boat with paddle
- A bloody fool I was all yesterday, an' oaring with my picture-frame.
- Extract from : « The Entailed Hat » by George Alfred Townsend
- He made a great work with his elbows as he went, working them backward and forward at his sides as though he was oaring a boat.
- Extract from : « The Men of the Moss-Hags » by S. R. Crockett
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