oaring

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A form of oar — A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of oar

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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Chicago

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