pair-oar

[ pair-awr, -ohr ]

/ ˈpɛərˌɔr, -ˌoʊr /

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

Origin of pair-oar

First recorded in 1850–55

pair-oared, adjective

There are challenge prizes for the house fours and for the sculling and pulling, as the pair-oar outrigger race is called.

Boating |W. B. Woodgate
And I suppose I looked my words, for my amphibious friend ran the pair-oar down into the water without more ado.

A Veldt Vendetta |Bertram Mitford
In pair-oar rowing there is needed a je-ne-sais-quoi sort of mutual concession of style.

Boating |W. B. Woodgate
In a pair-oar, if either of the hands is a bad waterman, the combination will never rise above mediocrity.

Boating |W. B. Woodgate

The boat house was deserted, but out in mid-stream was a pair-oar and a rowboat, the latter well filled.

The Crimson Sweater |Ralph Henry Barbour

pair-oar

rowing a racing shell in which two oarsmen sit one behind the other and pull one oar each Also called: pair Compare double scull