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trudgen

[ truhj-uhn ]
/ ˈtrʌdʒ ən /

noun Swimming.

a stroke in which a double overarm motion and a scissors kick are used.

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Also called trudgen stroke .

Origin of trudgen

1890–95; named after John Trudgen (1852–1902), British swimmer

Words nearby trudgen

truculent, Trudeau, Trudeaumania, Trudeau, Pierre Elliott, trudge, trudgen, Trudy, true, true ankylosis, true anomaly, true believer
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Example sentences from the Web for trudgen

  • He changed from breast to over-arm stroke, then he shifted to the crawl and trudgen stroke.

    The Cruise of the Dry Dock|T. S. Stribling

British Dictionary definitions for trudgen

trudgen
/ (ˈtrʌdʒən) /

noun

a type of swimming stroke that uses overarm action, as in the crawl, and a scissors kick

Word Origin for trudgen

C19: named after John Trudgen, English swimmer, who introduced it
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