row-overn.
/ˈrəʊəʊvə/, U.S. /ˈroʊˌoʊvər/ Rowing.
An instance of rowing over (see to row over at row v.1 Phrasal verbs 5).With quots. 1938 and 1952, cf. walkover n.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > boat racing or race > [noun] > types of rowing race
torpid1838
bumping race1842
row-over1866
sculls1878
May1879
Lents1886
fours1891
getting-on race1892
row-off1893
re-row1901
tub-race1903
bumper1906
bump1923
bumps race1927
head race1953
1866 ‘Argonaut’ Arts Rowing & Training i. xii. 85 A row over by a single crew should be considered a win.
1868 W. Brough Field of Cloth of Gold v. 41 So you are mine; and I my rival crow over. It's what they call in boat-racing a row over.
1938 Times 11 July 8/4 The programme consisted of 56 heats and finals, but there were four row-overs, due to scratchings.
1952 Times 7 Nov. 9/4 The fourth heat was a virtual row-over, as D. Gore-Lloyd..retired after covering half the course and R. P. Taylor finished alone.
2006 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 3 July (Sport section) 24 The Dutch made a point by matching the 11-year-old Barrier record during their row-over.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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