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An oarsman; a rower; as, he is a good car.

Having feet adapted for swimming.

Furnished with oars; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a four- oared boat.

The ribbon fish.

Any crustacean of the genus Remipes.

Without oars. Sylvester.

The notch, fork, or other device on the gunwale of a boat, in which the oar rests in rowing. See Rowlock.

One who uses, or is skilled in the use of, an oar; a rower.

Any large seaweed of the genus Laminaria; tangle; kelp. See Kelp.

Having the form or the use of an oar; as, the swan's oary feet. Milton. Addison.

On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.

Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception. "Fair and aboveboard." Burke.

Over to the starboard side; -- said of the tiller.

A board which supports the back wen one is sitting;

A vergeboard.

A board, or other woodwork, carried round the walls of a room and touching the floor, to form a base and protect the plastering; -- also called washboard (in England), mopboard, and scrubboard.

A calculous concretion found in the intestines of certain ruminant animals (as the wild goat, the gazelle, and the Peruvian llama) formerly regarded as an unfailing antidote for poison, and a certain remedy for eruptive, pestilential, or putrid diseases. Hence: Any antidote or panacea.

Pertaining to, or compounded with, bezoar. -- n.

Having the qualities of an antidote, or of bezoar; healing. [Obs.]

A flat surface, as of a panel or of a fence, on which bills are posted; a bulletin board.