ark and wins, n. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

ark and wins n.

also ark and winns

[SE ark + ? win n., i.e. the cost of its hire]

(UK Und.) a sculler, a rowing boat.

c.1698		B.E. Dict. Canting Crew.
1785, 1788, 1796		Grose Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue.
1811		Lex. Balatronicum.
1823		Egan Grose’s Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue.