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  2. English-language vowel changes before historic /r/ - Wikipedia

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    The following table lists some words irregularly with the force sound, rather than north, with the cases that make them so and regular north words by comparison. Note that in non-standard accents many words can shift their pronunciation without changing diaphonemes due to lexical diffusion.

  3. Heart of Oak - Wikipedia

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    But if they in their flat-bottoms, in darkness set oar, Still Britons they'll find to receive them on shore. (Chorus) We still make them fear and we still make them flee, And drub them ashore as we drub them at sea, Then cheer up me lads with one heart let us sing, Our soldiers and sailors, our statesmen and king. (Chorus) Alternative first verse:

  4. Glossary of nautical terms (M–Z) - Wikipedia

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    2. (more precisely, as used in inland waters) to propel a boat with oars, where each rower uses just one oar. On inland waters, one person using two oars, one on each side of the boat, is termed sculling [35]: 135 rowlock 1. The cutout in the washstrake of a boat into which an oar is placed, so providing a fulcrum when the oar is in use. [47]

  5. Gubernaculum (classical) - Wikipedia

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    A gubernaculum in classical references describes a ship's rudder [1] or steering oar. [2] The English word government [3] is related to the word. The Old English word governail [4] and the Scots word gouernaill [5] are both derived from it.

  6. List of English words of Old English origin - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of English words inherited and derived directly from the Old English stage of the language. This list also includes neologisms formed from Old English roots and/or particles in later forms of English, and words borrowed into other languages (e.g. French, Anglo-French, etc.) then borrowed back into English (e.g. bateau, chiffon, gourmet, nordic, etc.).

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  9. Oar - Wikipedia

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    An oar is an implement used for water-borne propulsion. Oars have a flat blade at one end. Rowers grasp the oar at the other end. The difference between oars and paddles is that oars are used exclusively for rowing. In rowing the oar is connected to the vessel by means of a pivot point for the oar, either an oarlock, or a thole. The oar is ...