| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Feather One's Oar | Literature | 1: "He feathered his oars with such skill and dexterity." Jolly Young Waterman. 2: (To.) 3: To feather an oar is to turn the blade parallel with the surface of the water as the hands are moved forward for a fresh stroke. (The Greek pteron means both "an oar" and "a feather;" and the verb pteroö, to "furnish with oars" or "with feathers.") The oar throws off the water in a feathery spray. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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