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watermanship

American  
[waw-ter-muhn-ship, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tər mənˌʃɪp, ˈwɒt ər- /

noun

  1. the skill, duties, business, etc., of a waterman.

  2. skill in rowing or boating.


Etymology

Origin of watermanship

First recorded in 1880–85; waterman + -ship

Example Sentences

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So the people of the Aire valley crossed it with the Otter Hound, making it keen-scented and giving it better watermanship.

From Time Magazine Archive

It would simply come down to watermanship, and guts.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Yet in one sense it pertains to coaching, because a mentor takes into calculation the capacity of an oarsman for exercising watermanship when making a selection of a crew.

From Boating by Woodgate, W. B.

In the first place, it would seem to him better to try to raise the standard of watermanship to the system than to lower the system to meet the requirements of inferior skill.

From Boating by Woodgate, W. B.

Much as watermanship is needed in a four, it is still more important to possess it when rowing in a pair.

From Boating by Woodgate, W. B.

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