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remiˈgation rare.
[ad. L. rēmigātiōn-em: see prec. and -ation.]
The action of rowing.
Erroneously defined by Cockeram and Blount, through association of the initial letters with the prefix re-.
1623Cockeram, Remigation, a rowing backe. 1656Blount Glossogr., Remigation, a rowing or sailing back again. 1842Blackw. Mag. LII. 726 A man, versed in Latin and Greek, is not, therefore, acquainted with the mechanic laws of remigation or of shipbuilding. |