ROWING
ADJECTIVES
— MANKIT worn out by violent exertion, esp. by incessant rowing → Bk1905 Sc.
— RAGGED collapsed → 1902 rowing sl.
NOUNS
— ARK AND WIN(N)S a sculler, a rowing boat → L17 UK criminals’ sl.
— ASH BREEZE propulsion given to a boat by rowing rather than by the wind → 1834 Amer. sl.
— CREWBY a rowing crew → 20C teen & high school sl.
— TROIL a short row on the sea → B1900 Eng. dial.
NOUNS – PERSON
— OAR an oarsman; one skilled in rowing→ 1749
— OARMAN one who uses oars; a rower → 1608
— OARS an oarsman; a waterman → 1611 colloq.
— OARSMAN one who uses oars; a rower → 1824
— OARSWOMAN a woman who rows → 1882
— PAIR in rowing: a set of two oarsmen → 1885
— PASSENGER a member of a rowing crew who does not pull his weight; hence, a member of a group who does not contribute any effort, and so has to be supported by the others; a lazy person → 1852 sl., orig. Brit. university usage
VERBS
— ANDOO to keep a boat stationary by gentle motion of the oars; to keep a boat in position by rowing gently against wind or tide → 1866 Sc.
— CATCH A CRAB to mishandle oars while rowing, so that there is a splash of water → 1975 Amer. dial.
— CUT A CRAB in rowing: to mull one’s stroke, esp. by jamming the oar in the water as if a crab had caught it → L18 sl.
— LAY ON THE OARS to cease rowing → 1830
— MOVE UNDER AN ASHEN SAIL to row a boat → 1975 Canada
— REMIGATE to row or row back → 1623
— SUGAR in rowing: to malinger at the oars; to shirk while pretending to row hard→ 1890 Cambridge rowing sl.
— UMBEROW to row about → c1205 obs.
— VENDER to turn or row a boat against the sun → 1908 Sc.
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