Word: oars
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Freshman crew one, three, and five (sometimes) sliver out, that is, fail to pull a through-stroke; one and two don't get reach enough; one, three (only a little), five (only a little), and six meet. Two falls to port at the finish, and three puts in his oar too deep in the beginning. Four, though a faithful worker, has a lamentably short reach, does n't swing back far enough or straight, and gets his oar too high from the water on the full reach. Five clips, and six settles. Seven settles, squirms, and does n't pull...