watermanship
[waw-ter-muh n-ship, wot-er-]
- the skill, duties, business, etc., of a waterman.
- skill in rowing or boating.
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Origin of watermanship
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It is evident that watermanship of a very high order is needed for this feat.
RowingRudolf Chambers Lehmann
The art of ‘watermanship’ had not then reached its present pitch.
BoatingW. B. Woodgate
Among University oars, watermanship is oftenest found in those who have rowed as schoolboys.
BoatingW. B. Woodgate
Much as watermanship is needed in a four, it is still more important to possess it when rowing in a pair.
BoatingW. B. Woodgate
He thus gains invaluable lessons, both in watermanship and in racing experience, which are not open to his American cousin.
RowingRudolf Chambers Lehmann