ten-oared

Or so Herodotus says: he reports that Themistocles sent a small ship back to Athens, perhaps a ten-oared vessel with a sail.

The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004

Or so Herodotus says: he reports that Themistocles sent a small ship back to Athens, perhaps a ten-oared vessel with a sail.

The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004

Then Thorbjorn Angle had a ten-oared boat manned and went on board with eleven men.

Grettir the Strong, Icelandic Saga Unknown

There were twelve of them in a ten-oared boat, and six others, with Ivar and Leif, sons of Kolbeinn.

Grettir the Strong, Icelandic Saga Unknown

There came rowing towards them a ten-oared boat with six men on board, who hailed the sea-going ship and asked who was their captain.

Grettir the Strong, Icelandic Saga Unknown

The sun was glinting on the placid waters of the river when I made my way down to the bank, to a great ten-oared keel boat that lay on the

Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill Winston Churchill 1909

The sun was glinting on the placid waters of the river when I made my way down to the bank, to a great ten-oared keel boat that lay on the

The Crossing Winston Churchill 1909

The signal was sounded from the two castles at the harbour's entrance, the chain which hung between them was dropped, and a ten-oared boat shot out from behind the walls as fast as oars could drive her.

The Lost Continent Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne 1905

The sun was glinting on the placid waters of the river when I made my way down to the bank, to a great ten-oared keel boat that lay on the Bear Grass, with its square sail furled.

The Crossing 1904

Proud indeed for me was the moment when, arriving near to the spot on the coast where the 'Lightning' was daily expected with her live cargo, I left my ship in command of three boats, viz., a ten-oared cutter and two four-oared whale boats.

Sketches From My Life Pasha, Hobart 1887