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oarn. Origin: Probably a borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymology: Probably < early Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic ár, Norwegian åre, Norwegian (Nynorsk) år, Old Swedish ar, ara (Swedish åra, Swedish regional år), Danish åre), further etymology uncertain; perhaps related to ancient Greek οἴαξ, (Epic) οἰήιον tiller, although this presents phonological difficulties. There are no cognates in continental West Germanic languages; however, the word is present (probably as a borrowing from Germanic) in several languages of the Baltic region (compare Saami aiˈro, Finnish airo, Estonian aer, Latvian airis). 1. society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > rowing apparatus > [noun] > oar α. eOE (Parker) anno 896 Sume [langscipu] hæfdon lx ara, sume ma. OE 186 Drugað his ar on borde. c1330 (?a1300) (1886) l. 366 (MED) Þe mariners flet on flod Til anker hem brast and are [rhyme mare], And stormes hem bistode. 1437 in M. Sellers (1918) 49 (MED) Item, payd for the makyng of the awrres of the pagent hous, vj s. 1488 (c1478) Hary (Adv.) (1968–9) vii. l. 1067 A hundreth schippys that Ruthyr bur and ayr. 1489 (a1380) J. Barbour (Adv.) iii. 576 Sum went till ster, and sum till ar. a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun (Royal) ii. viii. 73 Sum of þame þai slewe rycht þare Wytht arys. c1550 (1979) vi. 33 The galliasse pat furtht..ane hundretht aris on euerye syde. ?1572 R. Sempill (single sheet) Intil a bait vpon Lochlowmond But boddum air or Ruther. 1609 J. Skene tr. (Stat. Gild c. 22) f. 144 Before the ship ly on dry land, and put forth ane aer. 1612 Bk. Customs & Valuation in A. Halyburton (1867) 287 Aires of all sortis. 1682 A. Behn iii. i. 228 There's not above a Dozen, besides the Slaves that are chain'd to the Oar. 1683 3 On an instant depressed from Riches to Extreme Wants..reduced from the Scepter and Chair of State to the Oar and Galley. 1691 J. Dunton II. iii. 38 Not that my Master..did use to keep his Prentices like Gally-slaves, chain'd to the Oar for Life. 1711 No. 4942/1 To condemn Criminals..to the Oar. 1719 J. Barker 134 For I look on Persons of that Rank but as Slaves to the Publick, chain'd to the Oar of Ceremony. a1767 M. Bruce 151 He who never knew Its wound is happy, though a fetter'd slave, Chain'd to the oar. 1843 R. Browning Return of Druses in iii Visions of gaunt fathers, Quick-eyed sons, fugitives from the mine, the oar. 1848 G. H. Boker Calaynos ii. iv, in (1883) 40 You've done a deed might bring you to the oar. 1875 A. Helps vi. 76 You are either..a slave at the oar, or a serf at the tiller. 1931 J. C. Woods Siesta in 53 The thraldom of the oar And the torment of the seas. c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme lxviii. 32 in (1998) II. 79 [The dove] That glides with feathered Oare through wauy sky. 1600 W. Shakespeare iii. i. 27 To see the fish Cut with her golden ores the siluer streame. View more context for this quotation ?1614 G. Chapman tr. Homer xii. 192 And there rowd off, with owers of my hands. 1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iii, in 147 The Oars or finny feet of Water-Fowl. 1834 T. Medwin II. 16 With my gun therefore raised in my left hand, and making an oar of my right, I endeavoured to cross over. 1871 G. MacDonald ii. i. ii She [sc. a swan] comes..With stroke of swarthy oar. 1901 J. M. Bell Progress of Liberty in 95 To these that ply their finny oar, And live where ocean thunders roar. 1928 R. Jeffers Cawdor in (1988) 422 The broad oar of the wing broke upward. 1997 A. Castro 100 These fish keep kissing our feet as they paddle with brass oars towards the source of abundance. 3. society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [noun] > rowing boat society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [noun] > rowing boat > for specific number of rowers 1598 J. Florio Trasti della barca... Used also in Venice for the highest or chiefe place in a gondola, as we saie the cushions in a paire of oares. 1607 E. Topsell 203 Ouerturning..the little Oares or Whirries in the Sea. 1611 (1866) 196 Tarlton..caused a paire of oares to tend him, who at night called on him to be gone. a1661 W. Brereton (1844) 80 To take..a pair of oars to Greenwitch. 1665 S. Pepys 13 July (1972) VI. 156 There being no oares to carry me, I was fain to call a Sculler. 1704 III. xi. 101 He..went into a pair of Oares that was ready. 1724 D. Defoe 384 Amy smil'd, and said nothing, but call'd for a Pair of Oars to go to Greenwich. 1758 R. Griffiths 269 Tilt-boats, Wherries, Oars, or Scullars. 1852 W. M. Thackeray II. ii. iii. 42 A pair of oars was called, and they went up the river to Chelsea. 1866 ‘Argonaut’ 58 In these..two men row a pair of oars. 1980 E. Jong iii. vi. 346 We reach'd the Privy Stairs near Whitehall and hir'd a Pair of Oars to take us as far as the Wharves. society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > rower or oarsman the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [noun] > one who or that which is successful > one who > one who wins 1648 No. 3. sig. C1 Scullers, Oares, and Skippers, away to Westminster. 1659–60 T. Rugge Jrnl. in B. Cusack (1998) 172 A payer of oares Came by and one of the oares put forth his hand to pull the boye into his boate. 1749 H. Walpole (1846) II. 265 Legge, who..was next oars. 1774 C. Dibdin i. 9 He was always first oars when the fine city ladies, In a party to Ranelagh went or Vauxhall. 1795 R. Cumberland I. i. 4 I take you now; you'll be no man's second; I see how it is with you, first oar or none at all. 1820 W. Combe xxxiii. 263 We who well know your reputation, Would be first oars on the occasion. 1831 J. F. Cooper II. xiii. 203 The men of his craft long vaunted..the manner in which he bore away the prize from the best oars of Venice. 1861 T. Hughes I. iv. 69 I heard he was a capital oar at Eton. 1937 15 Oct. 23/3 He..trained on into a first-rate college oar. 1976 1 Nov. 14/2 They met as oars on the Thames—he a member of the Auriol Rowing Club of Hammersmith, she of the Stuart Ladies Rowing Club further downstream. society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for altering consistency > [noun] > stirring apparatus the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > brewing > [noun] > brewers' utensils 1735 W. Ellis I. i. viii. 39 The Malt..is work'd by several Men with Oars..and is called the first and stiff Mash. 1743 W. Ellis (ed. 2) III. 187 A second Person stirs it with an Oar or Paddle, as it runs out of the Sack. 1850 XI. 595/1 The perfect solution of the sugar is aided by stirring with long poles or oars. 1974 P. W. Blandford xv. 202 The brewer..had to mix and stir in large containers. One mixing tool was a ‘mash oar’. Phrasesthe world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > acting in another's business or intervention > act in another's business or intervene [verb (intransitive)] > intrude or interfere the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > acting in another's business or intervention > act in another's business or intervene [verb (intransitive)] > interfere or meddle 1542 N. Udall tr. Homer in tr. Erasmus ii. f. 180 In eche mannes bote, would he haue an ore. 1576 G. Pettie 23 I woulde wishe my gallant youthes, which delight..to haue an Oare stirring in euery beutifull boate, not to row past their reache. 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger II. iv. iv. sig. Eee.iiij/2 They make this obiection: because all things in the world are done by Gods prouidence, therfore we need not to put in our oare: wee may snort idlely & take oure ease. 1599 H. Porter sig. Hv Tis not good to haue an oare in another mans boate. 1630 R. Brathwait 11 Youth..putting his oare in every mans boat. 1631 B. Jonson Bartholmew Fayre iii. v. 42 in II Pray thee mind him not, fellow: hee'll haue an oare in euery thing. 1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto xxv. 95 One of ours..who would needs have an oar in our talk, told him [etc.]. 1707 E. Ward 64 He's sure to have an Oar in other Mens Concerns. 1731 C. Coffey & J. Mottley i. ii. 12 I will govern my own House without your putting in an Oar. c1779 R. Cumberland in H. Ellis (1843) 412 Whilst I have such a friend to act for me, why should I put in my oar? 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage I. i. vii. 63 I..put in my oar, whenever I thought I could say a good thing. 1814 Aug. 195 Meddling intruders, who will have an oar in every boat, a hand in every man's business. 1886 W. Besant III. ii. xxx. 204 Now, don't you put your oar in, young woman. You'd best stand out of the way, you had! 1916 ‘Taffrail’ vii. 109 ‘It ain't fit an' proper fur gals o' your age to go abart unpertected like.’.. ‘And who asked you to put your oar in, Mister Billings?’ 1946 K. Tennant (1947) xiv. 226 Look here, Dip. You're shoving in your oar, so I'll just tell you what I'm up against. 1998 R. Ray 27 We have just discussed it, Liz. Please don't start sticking your bloody oar in. the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > temporarily cease activity or operation [verb (intransitive)] > rest society > travel > travel by water > propelling boat by oars, paddle, or pole > [verb (intransitive)] > row > slacken speed or stop > raise oars out of water 1726 G. Shelvocke 263 They lay on their oars for some time, notwithstanding that I urg'd them keep their way. 1756 H. Laurens Let. 3 Mar. in (1970) II. 118 The price of Rice started 1/3 per Ct. whilst we were Loading the Brislington. We lay upon our Oars some days believing it could not stand. 1780 W. Beckford 79 Our voyagers put their oars in motion till they approached a shady bay, where they rested on them. 1784 R. Putnam Let. 5 Apr. in W. P. Cutler & J. P. Cutler (1888) I. 175 Many of them are unable to lie long on their oars, waiting the decision of Congress on our petition. 1794 A. Radcliffe III. xi. 386 The Count bade his men rest on their oars. 1836 F. Marryat I. xiii. 213 Mr. Sawbridge immediately ordered the boats to lie upon their oars. 1836 Countess Granville Oct. (1894) II. 215 We shall be able..to rest on our oars for a long time. 1887 16 Apr. 520/3 The managers of the usual autumn gathering of paintings..will rest on their oars. 1937 W. Lewis vi. i. 269 A quarter of an hour at a stretch was about all that could be managed, in the way of really hearty and incessant laughter. Then one must rest on one's oars for a bit—discharging an occasional guffaw for the say-so. 1977 6 Feb. 22/2 The governor enjoined them not to rest on their oars. 1980 T. Wynne-Jones ix. 69 Perhaps Mary doesn't have both oars in the water or is not playing with a full deck! 1993 J. Mowry i. iii. 34 Times I wonder y'all gots both oars in the water, boy. 2002 (Nexis) 27 Jan. d2 What makes me wonder if [he]..has both his oars in the water is his statement that his mining operation is a ‘temporary use of the land’. Compounds C1. a. General attributive. 1841 M. Faraday in B. Jones (1870) II. 151 The day was fine, but the wind against the boat... We broke the oar-band; we were blown back and sideways. society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > other parts of body of vessel > [noun] > seat in a boat > for rower(s) 1856 Aug. 426 The advice of the aged minister to a young brother..cannot be followed by chaining one's self to the sermon paper, like a galley slave to the oar-bench. 1932 T. E. Lawrence tr. Homer ii The crew loosed the after-warps, clambered aboard, and took their seats on the oar-benches. 1999 (Nexis) 26 Aug. 8 For those readers who have been taking a working holiday chained to an oar-bench in the lower deck of a slave galley, we [etc.]. society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > rowing apparatus > [noun] > oar > blade of oar OE (1955) 231 Palmula, arblæd. 1827 R. Emmons III. xxiii. 84 Like wings of swallows, swift the oar-blades dart—The Albions in pursuit. 1932 G. Jones Return of Argo in (1996) 167 Pull, O my rowers and push back the wave surge behind your sharp oar-blades. 1982 (Nexis) 20 Jan. 20 The simple quiet motion of the oar blade. 1836–48 B. D. Walsh tr. Aristophanes 54 (note) The oar-leather was a strap by which the oar was fastened to the rowlock. 1977 L. Murray (1991) 130 Oar-leather jumping in spaced kicks against the swivel-screw of rowlocks we hauled the slow bush headlands near drinking beer, and talking a bit. 1865 C. Kingsley Hereward xxvi, in Aug. 554/2 Nearer and louder came the oar-roll, like thunder working up from the northeast. 1775 S. Johnson 140 There is now an oar-song used by the Hebrideans. 1866 C. Engel iii. 115 The oar-song of the Hebridians, which resembles the proceleusmatic verse by which the rowers of Grecian galleys were animated. 1962 15 216 Their feelings were given expression in the verses of the ‘Canadian Boat Song’ which was modelled on the old oar-songs of the Highlands and first appeared in print in 1829. 1856 Oct. 367 The oar-stroke times the singing, The song falls with the oar, And an echo in both ringing, I thought to hear no more. 1957 G. E. Hutchinson I. ii. 165 The counting of oar strokes or other method of dead reckoning on a course across the lake. 1977 No. 54. 124 As with the oar-stroke, the rhythm in the poem punctuates the discourse of this destruction by the blank spaces in the text. 1866 13 Oct. 254/3 Oar Swivel.—Martin Fryer, Greenbush, N. Y. I claim the combination of the swivel, A, with the ring, B, and its slot, b, and the ring C, with its pin, c, operating together in the manner and for the purpose intended. 1875 E. H. Knight II. 1542/1 Oar-swivel, a pivotal device for an oar on the gunwale. 1902 at Oar Oar-thong. 1910 G. T. Zoëga 183/2 Hamla, oar-thong, grummet. 1961 76 843 As a noun, OIcel. hamla meant ‘oar-thong’; cf. Finn. hamina ‘oarlock closest to the bow’ of Scandinavian origin. 1902 at Oar Oar-timber. 1986 J. S. Morrison & J. F. Coates x. 190 The procurement of suitable oar-timber was important to Athens. 1886 J. S. Corbett II. 148 There was no such oar-work done in the whole fleet. 1906 31 Aug. 6/6 It was wonderful to think how so fragile a thing could support eight and a half men on the water and withstand their strenuous oar-work. b. Objective. (a) 1313 24 July (P.R.O.: C 66/140) m. 19a Adam le Oremaker. 1595 P. Henslowe 8 Apr. (1961) 8 John tayller owermaker. 1873 J. C. Hepburn 217/2 Roya, a scull or oar maker. 1987 (Nexis) July 96 Often oar makers double as wood carvers. (b) 1846 Nov. 504/2 They have much to tell us of the sea, and of maritime exploits and adventures: for they were an ‘oar-loving people’, whose ships entered every harbor, and sailed up every navigable river of Southern Europe. 1980 O. Murray v. 70 The oar-loving Taphians. c. Parasynthetic. 1655 J. Denham (new ed.) 16 So towards a Ship the oarefin'd Gallyes ply. 1798 H. J. Pye ii. 524 The oar-finn'd galley 'gainst the adverse side To force its steely beak impetuous tried. 1846 J. E. Worcester Oar-footed, having feet used as oars. Burnet. 1870 H. A. Nicholson I. xxxiii. 184 The Copepoda, or Oar-footed Crustaceans, are all of small size, and are of common occurrence in fresh water. 1987 J. Hersey (1988) 45 Here were various copepods ‘oar-footed ones’. C2. the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > [noun] > order Lampridiformes > member of family Regalecidae (oar-fish) 1860 J. Richardson 2nd Suppl. 27 (heading) Banks's oar-fish. 1880 A. Günther ii. 522 They [sc. Regalecus species] are frequently called..‘Oar-fishes’, from their two ventral fins, which have a dilatation at their extremity not unlike the blade of an oar. 1972 31 May 3/2 Two small boys rowing their boat in the Otago Harbour..bumped into a comparatively rare oar fish, 10 feet long and weighing about 100 pounds. society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > steering equipment > [noun] > steering oar 1883 A. R. Colquhoun I. xvi. 90 By means of a huge oar-helm worked over the bow. the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares) > [noun] > family Leporidae > genus Oryctolagus (rabbit) > breed or variety of (miscellaneous) > lop-ear > types of 1854 ‘E. S. Delamer’ 136 The Oar-lop is the next stage of deflection, when the ears extend horizontally outwards on each side, forming a line that is more or less straight, giving the idea of a pair of oars which a waterman is resting out of the water. 1868 C. Darwin I. iv. 107 When one parent, or even both, are oar-laps [sic], that is, have their ears sticking out at right angles..there is nearly as good a chance of the progeny having both ears full-lop. 1933 F. L. Washburn (ed. 2) ii. 55 The term ‘oar-lop’ was used to express the condition where the ears are horizontal. society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > rowing apparatus > [noun] > rowlock > thole-pin 1875 H. G. Liddell & R. Scott (ed. 7) 1520/3 Τρίσκαλμοσ.., strictly with three tholes or oar-pegs. 1927 2 208 Scalmum consistently means ‘thole-pin, oar-peg’ in the classical authors, in Mediaeval Latin, and in Italian (schermo, scalmo). 1936 V. McHugh xv. 109 We poled our flagship out into the stream–steered 'er by a row of sweeps aft, with sapling crotches 'stead of oar-pegs. society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > other parts of body of vessel > [noun] > opening in side of vessel > for oar or scull 1849 A. Rich 188/2 The oar-ports, through which the oars projected from the inside of a vessel. 1930 T. D. Kendrick 24 She did not depend only on the wind and could be propelled also by 16 pairs of oars worked through circular oar-ports. 1986 J. S. Morrison & J. F. Coates viii. 149 A single, larger, thalamian oarport covered by a sleeve of some kind. 1875 E. H. Knight II. 1541/2 Oar-propeller, a device to imitate by machinery the action of sculling. society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > steering equipment > [noun] > steering oar 1844 J. H. Stocqueler 367 Native boats..their strange oar-rudders far projecting. 1882 R. Jefferies III. xiii. 192 Bevis held the oar-rudder under his right arm, with his hand on the handle, and felt the vibration of the million bubbles rising from the edge of the rudder to the surface. society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > rowing apparatus > [noun] > rowlock > thole-pin 1889 P. B. Du Chaillu I. xii. 223 The oar-tholes were loosened from the gunwale. Derivatives 1835–6 I. 269/2 Their oar-like feet. 1887 J. F. T. Keane I. ii. 34 A true sea-snake, with flattened oar-like tail. 1920 54 293 When taking its frequent sand-baths, it [sc. the ostrich] rolls about in the dry sand or dust, from side to side, and at the same time uses its wings in an oar-like manner. 1978 Apr. 140/3 These oarlike hind legs can propel the backswimmer down through the water. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). oarv. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: oar n. Chiefly poetic. society > travel > travel by water > propelling boat by oars, paddle, or pole > [verb (intransitive)] > row the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > move in or on water [verb (intransitive)] > move as if propelled by oars a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich xlii. 80 (MED) They Syen nevere to fore A man In a schipe Alone to gon Ore [Fr. aler par mer]. 1647 J. Trapp (1 Thess. iv. 11) Not oaring in other mens boats nor medling in other mens bishopricks. 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer III. xii. 526 Sudden I drop'd amidst the flashing main..And oar'd with lab'ring arms along the flood. 1816 R. Southey i. 27 A swan kept oaring near with upraised eye. 1885 R. Bridges vii. vii. 81 Till, oaring here and there, the queen he found. 1955 R. Church (1956) xiii. 166 Slowly the tired revellers oared down the river. 1982 A. Tyler ii. 38 He was moving toward the target as he spoke, oaring through the weeds. 2. society > travel > travel by water > propelling boat by oars, paddle, or pole > propel boat by oars, paddle, or pole [verb (transitive)] > row (a boat) a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) ii. i. 124 He..oared Himselfe with his good armes in lusty stroke To th'shore. View more context for this quotation 1726 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer IV. xvi. 247 And what blest hands have oar'd thee on the way? 1817 P. B. Shelley vii. xxvii. 169 The Eagle..Oaring with rosy feet its silver boat. 1842 Ld. Tennyson To E. L. in (1896) 124/1 Naiads oar'd A glimmering shoulder under gloom Of cavern pillars. 1883 J. Hawthorne II. 340 Many boats..oared by the jolly young watermen. 1924 R. Campbell i. 17 This living galleon [sc. terrapin] oars himself along. 1975 J. Clavell lii. 641 The Japanese captain was pointing ahead at an elegant cutter, oared by twenty men, that approached from the starboard quarter. 1981 L. A. Pederson et al. 0044/024 Oaring the boat = rowing the boat. the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > move in or on water [verb (intransitive)] > swim 1894 K. Grahame 136 A golden carp of fattest build, I oared it in translucent waters. 1976 M. Bishop i. i. 8 Out to sea the Pelagans went, oaring it like madmen or fiends. society > travel > travel by water > propelling boat by oars, paddle, or pole > propel boat by oars, paddle, or pole [verb (transitive)] > row (a boat) > row (the sea or water) 1783 J. Hoole tr. L. Ariosto I. xi. 260 The Paladin..oar'd with nervous limbs The billowy brine. 1814–15 J. Galt I. iii. 483 But three days since, With smiling eyes and rising breast, she came, Oaring the waters with her nimble arms. 1904 J. Payne 12 As 'twere a dove, that oared with silver wings The sky. 1994 June 78/2 As the music dies, the swan dies too, slender arms oaring the air as she sinks into folded silence. the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > move in or on water [verb (transitive)] > move as by oars 1801 R. Southey II. xi. 266 Now oaring with slow wing her upward way. 1825 D. M. Moir 136 Graceful as the swan Oaring its way athwart a summer lake. 1880 T. C. Irwin San Marco's Place in 29 From the bay A vessel's crowded pinnace oared its way. 1908 J. Le Gay Brereton Silver Gull in 14 With strong slow stroke Oaring her way against the breeze. 1998 Spring 9/2 She then oared her way back to the land with her wings. the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > move to and fro or up and down [verb (transitive)] > move (body members) like oars 1882 R. Jefferies I. ix. 148 He put his flat hands together, pushed them out, and oared them round as he had often done on land. 1931 T. S. Moore On Death in 45 Thus there grows an aching in our ear Which stir of insect wings can magnify And hear whole flights of angels oar their vans. 1966 R. Price (1967) ii. 162 He raised his arms above his chest, oared them as if taking delicate signals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  n.eOE v.a1450 |
