- (n) An oarsman; a rower; as, he is a good oar.
- (n) An oarlike swimming organ of various invertebrates.
- (v.t.&i.) To row.
- (n) An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle at one end and a broad blade at the other. The part which rests in the rowlock is called the loom.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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