单词 | row dry! |
释义 | > as lemmasrow dry! a. To row without splashing water into the boat with the oars. row dry! (Nautical): a command to row in this manner. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > propelling boat by oars, paddle, or pole > [verb (intransitive)] > row > row in specific manner or style sheave1611 to pull away1676 paddle1697 to stretch one's oars1697 to stretch to the oar (or stroke)1697 to row dry1769 to stretch out1836 screw1866 bucket1869 to pull one's weight1878 sky1881 to wash out1884 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Nage sec, row dry! the order to row without wetting the passengers. 1845 E. J. Wakefield Adventure in N.Z. I. xi. 328 Row dry, boys!—lay on! Pull two, back three! 1998 P. O'Brian Hundred Days (1999) i. 7 Bonden shoved off, said ‘Give way’, and with exact timing, rowing dry with long grave strokes, they pulled the barge. < as lemmas |
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