watermanship
[ waw-ter-muhn-ship, wot-er- ]
noun
the skill, duties, business, etc., of a waterman.
skill in rowing or boating.
Origin of watermanship
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How to use watermanship in a sentence
Among University oars, watermanship is oftenest found in those who have rowed as schoolboys.
Boating | W. B. WoodgateMuch as watermanship is needed in a four, it is still more important to possess it when rowing in a pair.
Boating | W. B. WoodgateIt is evident that watermanship of a very high order is needed for this feat.
Rowing | Rudolf Chambers LehmannThe art of ‘watermanship’ had not then reached its present pitch.
Boating | W. B. WoodgateSculling needs more precision and more watermanship than rowing.
Boating | W. B. Woodgate
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