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trudg⋅en

  [truhj-uhn]
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–noun Swimming.
a stroke in which a double overarm motion and a scissors kick are used.
Also called trudgen stroke.

Origin:
1890–95; named after John Trudgen (1852–1902), British swimmer
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trudg·en also trudg·eon   (trŭj'ən)   
n.  A swimming stroke in which a double overarm movement is combined with a scissors kick.

[After John Trudgen (1852-1902), British swimmer.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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