Bow-oar
bow3 (def 4).
Historical Examples
The Island Home Richard Archer
The Von Toodleburgs F. Colburn Adams
The Thorogood Family R.M. Ballantyne
The World of Ice Robert Michael Ballantyne
The Story of a Bad Boy Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Peter and Jane S. (Sarah) Macnaughtan
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