10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAIR-OAR»
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pair-oar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Warp and woof: a book of verse
THE. PAIR-OAR. COMRADE mine, as we row along By the fresh, green banks
where the willows grow, Let the pulse of our stroke be true and strong From the
bent blades flickering to and fro. Sharp the prow as it cuts away, In a wedge-like ...
Samuel Willoughby Duffield, 1870
2
The Water Lily on the Danube: Being a Brief Account of the ...
Being a Brief Account of the Perils of a Pair-oar During a Voyage from Lambeth to
Pesth Robert Blachford Mansfield. INTRODUCTION. 5 nished us again with a
most beautiful boat, built of mahogany ; for owing to the diminution of our crew,
we ...
Robert Blachford Mansfield, 1853
3
The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'.
Eight-oar, four-oar, pair-oar, and sculls. " Gentlemen (senior and junior). — Eight-
oar, four-oar, pair-oar, and sculls." The large sum required to meet the outlay
consequent on such a bill of fare will call for corresponding liberality on the part
of ...
4
History of British Boating and Rowing
CHAPTER IX. l'.UR-OAKS. Moke limn one master of oarsmanship has declared
that good pair-oar rowing is the acme of oarsmanship. Just as there aie fewer
oarsmen who can do justice to a four-oar than to an eight, so when we come to ...
5
Hospitable Enland in the Seventies
THE TRINITY PAIR-OAR RACES 291 horizontally and to the middle of the boat.
This was not only my individual opinion, as different from our measurements at
Harvard, but they were different from those of the Cambridge University crew.
133 4 5 difference that they are out-rigged with iron rowlocks. In '.!.-> form they
are usually called out-rigged gigs or wager-boats. In boats larger than pair-oar,
the rower who is seated nearest the bow is called either " bow " or " No. 1 ;" the
next ...
7
How 'Twas: Short Stories and Small Travels
And, knowing Jaspar, she feared a row in her house. For very soon the subject of
the pair-oar race was brought up. " D'you think that'll take all right ? " asked the
second voice, " putting the limit for the pair-oar boats at fourteen feet ? Twelve to
...
8
The Sailor's Word-book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical ...
PAIR-OAR PANDEL 515 fast: it is spliced with a thimble to a ring-bolt inside the
stem. "Cut your painter," make off. PAIR-OAR. A name of the London wherry of a
larger size than the scull. PAIXHAN GUN. Introduced by the French General ...
William Henry Smyth, Sir Edward Belcher, 1867
He had already been down several times in pair-oar and four-oar boats, with an
old oar to pull stroke, and another to steer and coach the young idea, but he was
not satisfied with these essays. He could not believe that he was such a bad oar ...
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The Modern Anglo-Bengali Dictionary:
For a pair of horses ; as, a pair-horse chariot or harness ; "sptlfc^ W I Pair- oar— 5
! ?tc$3 «Wl i A carriage and a pair— 5$ c«it$t3 tt^t i Another or different pair of
shoes or boots — A different matter ; ci ^ta 4* ^«tl I A pair of stairs, A pair of steps
— ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAIR-OAR»
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pair-oar is used in the context of the following news items.
Azerbaijan wins silver at European Rowing Championships
... Rowing Federation said the duo of Alexander Alexandrov - Boris Yotov won the silver medal passing 2000 meters on a pair-oar boat. «AzerNews, Jun 14»
Rowing trailblazer who set the pace
They won a maiden pair-oar race together at Akaroa on December 16, 1896, giving Billy Webb his first regatta win. Webb went on to pick up ... «The Press, Aug 07»
