Definition of Oarsmanship

1. Noun. Skill as an oarsman.

Generic synonyms: Accomplishment, Acquirement, Acquisition, Attainment, Skill
Derivative terms: Oarsman

Definition of Oarsmanship

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oarsmanship

oarage
oarages
oared
oarfish
oarfishes
oari-
oarier
oariest
oaring
oarless
oarlike
oarlock
oarlocks
oars
oarsman
oarsmanship (current term)
oarsmanships
oarsmen
oarswoman
oarswomen
oarweed
oarweeds
oary
oases
oasification
oasis
oasislike
oasitic
oast
oast house

Literary usage of Oarsmanship

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Boating by Walter Bradford Woodgate (1891)
"SCIENTIFIC oarsmanship. IF a thing is worth doing at all it is worth doing ... The first principles of oarsmanship may be explained to a beginner in a few ..."

2. Rowing by Rudolf Chambers Lehmann, Bertram Fletcher Robinson (1897)
"CHAPTER V. COMBINED oarsmanship IN EIGHTS (continued). Now that the novice has been safely launched in his racing-ship, we may hark back for a space and ..."

3. The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes by Alfred Edward Thomas Watson (1888)
"CHAPTER H. THK RISE OF MODERN oarsmanship. WRITTEN records of rowing performances ... In order to encourage good oarsmanship, prizes which paid the fees for ..."

4. The Windsor Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women (1895)
"The science of oarsmanship cannot he practically learned from paper. Anyhow, we make no effort to teach it in these pages, and admit that as regards ..."

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