The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Oared \Oared\ ([=o]rd), a. 1. Furnished with oars; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a four-oared boat. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) (a) Having feet adapted for swimming. (b) Totipalmate; -- said of the feet of certain birds. See Illust. of Aves. [1913 Webster] Oared shrew (Zool.), an aquatic European shrew (Crossopus ciliatus); -- called also black water shrew. [1913 Webster]