What is to ply; to move. [R.] I heard the sound of an oar applying swiftly through the water. T. Moore called?
apply — To ply; to move. [R.] I heard the sound of an oar applying swiftly through the water. T. Moore. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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