oarsman
noun
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
oarsmanship
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a word derived from
oarsman.
Example Sentences
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For months, 2,180 cadets and officers of the Thai navy had worked strenuously to perfect their oarsmanship.
From Time Magazine Archive
And when I speak of oarsmanship, I mean the combined form of it in pairs, in fours, and in eight-oared racing boats.
From Rowing by Rudolf Chambers Lehmann
The tiro in oarsmanship requires instruction from the outset; the sooner he is taught, the more likely is he to become proficient.
From Boating by W. B. Woodgate
Its later absence from Henley is due to the retirement from active oarsmanship of Mr. H. Chinnery and others, whose personal energies alone sufficed to combat the difficulty of distance from London.
From Boating by W. B. Woodgate
It did not require any very deep knowledge of oarsmanship to enable a spectator to observe the vast difference which existed between his style and that of such men as Boyd or Elliott.
From Boating by W. B. Woodgate
