pair-oar

[ pair-awr, -ohr ]

noun

1. a racing shell propelled by two persons, each with one oar.

pair-oar

noun

1. rowing a racing shell in which two oarsmen sit one behind the other and pull one oar each Also calledpair Compare double scull

Other Words From

• pair-oared adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pair-oar¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Pair-oar races were established at Oxford in 1839.

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Sculling and pair-oar practice tend to teach watermanship.

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A pair-oar requires more practice to bring it to perfection than any other boat manned by oars, but a sculler requires considerably more practice than any pair of oarsmen.

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In pair-oar rowing there is needed a je-ne-sais-quoi sort of mutual concession of style.

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More than one master of oarsmanship has declared that good pair-oar rowing is the acme of oarsmanship.

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