单词 | remigation |
释义 | † remigationn. Obsolete. rare. The action or an act of rowing.Erroneously explained by Cockeram and Blount, through association of the initial letters with the prefix re-. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > propelling boat by oars, paddle, or pole > [noun] > rowing rowingOE rowth1467 remigation1623 oarage1872 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Remigation, a rowing backe. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Remigation, a rowing or sailing back again. 1724 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (ed. 2) Remigation, a rowing. 1842 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 52 726 A man, versed in Latin and Greek, is not, therefore, acquainted with the mechanic laws of remigation or of shipbuilding. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < n.1623 |
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