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oar

UK/ɔː/ US/oɹ/ uncommon literary

noun

1.

an implement used to propel or steer a boat

Origin

From Middle English ore (“oar”), from Old English ār, from Proto-West Germanic *airu, from Proto-Germanic *airō (“oar”). Cognate with Old Norse ár.

Phrases

  • laboring oar
  • labouring oar
  • oar blade
  • oar in someone's boat
  • pull an oar
  • put in an oar
  • put in one's oar
  • put one's oar in

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