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paddle
Part of speech: VerbTo move a canoe or rowboat by means of a short oar without a rowlock; to row slowly; play or wade in the water.
Part of speech: VerbTo propel or move with a short oar without a rowlock.
Part of speech: NounA short oar with a broad blade, used without a rowlock; one of the broad boards of a water wheel or of the paddle wheel of a steamship.
Usage examples "paddle":- " It is safe enough if you can handle a paddle," said Betty, with a smile at his hesitation. - "Betty Zane", Zane Grey.
- Probably they know how to row and paddle better than you do." - "Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels", Percy Keese Fitzhugh.
- At 11. 30 A. M., we passed the solitary ambatch bush on the west bank where the steamer smashed her paddle last year. - "Ismailia", Samuel W. Baker.