Oar

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OAR, sb. and v. Sc. Nhb. Wil. 1. sb. pl. The arms. Nhb.1 A cant term. ‘Drop swingin yor oars, man.’ 2. Comp. Oar-cock, obs., the water-rail, Rallus aquaticus. Wil. Smith Birds (1887) 222. 3. v. To row, ferry. Slg. Come oar me o'er, to row like you there's nane, Galloway Poems (1804) 56. Gall. It was my daft Maxwell lass... that was oaring the wives across, Crockett Raiders (1894) iv.

OAR, OARE, OARFIS, see Ore, sb.23, Oaves, sb. pl.1

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