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Rowboats on the river, tennis, golf, a kiss in the dusk on a park bench.

From Time Magazine Archive

Rowboats caught in the shifting currents were in danger of smashing against hidden obstructions; and it was practically impossible to push a punt upstream with oars.

From The Torrent Entre Naranjos by Goldberg, Isaac

Rowboats, canoes and small sailing craft plied lazily up and down the river, while motor yachts with flags flying, cruised past the clubhouse.

From Guilt of the Brass Thieves by Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)

Rowboats tip over very easily, and sometimes even good swimmers may be caught under them.

From The Bobbsey Twins at Meadow Brook by Hope, Laura Lee

Rowboats, which a month ago had sold for $50, were now bringing ten times that sum, for many took the river route to the gold fields.

From Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts by Stellman, Louis J. (Louis John)