paddle (water transport: accessories)

Large heavy paddle of cassuarina wood with leaf shaped blade slightly wider towards the tip than the butt, with a distinctive projection from the tip that widens out into a rounded cylinder of ovate section. The shaft is straight throughout, and terminates in a cuboidal pommel with a slightly concave saddle at its terminus.

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