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41Manuel Martín-Oar — Spanish Naval Captain Manuel Martín Oar (1947–2003) died from injuries sustained in the truck bomb attack on the United Nations Baghdad headquarters on Tuesday August 19, 2003, which killed 24 people. He was working for the Spanish special… …
42Winnowing Oar — The Winnowing Oar ( athereloigon Greek ἀθηρηλοιγόν ) is an object that appears in Books XI and XXIII of Homer s Odyssey. [ [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi bin/ptext?lookup=Hom.+Od.+1.1 The Odyssey] , Perseus Project] In the epic, Odysseus is… …
43pair-oar — [per′ôr΄] n. a racing shell rowed by two persons who sit one behind the other, each using one oar: also pair oared shell …
44Bow oar — 1. The oar used by the bowman. [1913 Webster] 2. One who rows at the bow of a boat. [1913 Webster] …
45rest on one's oars — phrasal see lie on one s oars * * * rest on one s oars ▪ To abstain from rowing without removing the oars from the rowlocks ▪ To rest, take it easy ▪ To cease working ● oar * * * I relax one s efforts II …
46To feather an oar — Feather Feath er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Feathering.}] 1. To furnish with a feather or feathers, as an arrow or a cap. [1913 Webster] An eagle had the ill hap to be struck with an arrow feathered from her own wing. L… …
47Spoon oar — Spoon Spoon, n. [OE. spon, AS. sp[=o]n, a chip; akin to D. spaan, G. span, Dan. spaan, Sw. sp[*a]n, Icel. sp[ a]nn, sp[ o]nn, a chip, a spoon. [root]170. Cf. {Span new}.] 1. An implement consisting of a small bowl (usually a shallow oval) with a… …
48To double-bank an oar — Double bank Dou ble bank , v. t. (Naut.) To row by rowers sitting side by side in twos on a bank or thwart. [1913 Webster] {To double bank an oar}, to set two men to pulling one oar. [1913 Webster] …
49pair-oar — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a boat rowed by two rowers pulling one oar each and seated one abaft the other …
50pair-oar — pair oared, adj. /pair awr , ohr /, n. a racing shell propelled by two persons, each with one oar. [1850 55] * * * …
