It is kind of like a great big rudder. Put "sweep on a raft" into a search engine and you will find a site for homemade raft construction, and a picture of a sweep. I was probably looking for the meaning, maybe for the same reason you were, because I am reading Huck Finn. Now to find out what a towhead is....
A sweep on a raft is a long oar used for steering. It is typically located at the back of the raft and is operated by a guide to maneuver the raft through the water. Sweeps are essential for navigating rapids and maintaining control of the raft.
They raft.
Types of raft foundation are 1. Solid slab raft 2. Beam and slab raft 3. Cellular rafts
The raft is breaking up, sir! Let's jump onto another raft as soon as we can. That's Tom Sawyer's raft.
Will sweep is the future tense.
type / and type raft
The plural of "raft" is "rafts".
raft concrete
The life raft began to sink.We should make a raft to get across the river.
George Raft is 5' 7".
The ISBN of The Stone Raft is 0151851980.
The Stone Raft was created in 1986.
Raft - novel - was created in 1991.