单词 | well-rowed |
释义 | well-rowedadj. Of a boat, race, etc.: skilfully rowed. ΚΠ 1588 T. Hood Copie of Speache by Math. Lecturer sig. A.ij The malicious mind of ill disposed men, who thinke no boate well rowed wherin they want an oare. 1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xv. 596 Swift to the town the well-row'd gally flew. 1820 J. Wilson Jrnl. Two Successive Tours Continent III. xvi. 348 No mode of conveyance is so agreeable as a well-rowed gondola. 1870 Field Q. Mag. & Rev. Aug. 200/2 The Kingston crew..led them round the bend into the last reach by three-quarters of a length, winning a well-rowed race. 1912 Harvard Graduates' Mag. Sept. 170/1 We watched our crew score another moral victory over 1909 in an exceedingly well-rowed race. 2006 Rowing News Oct. 80/1 It is true that gators can swim pretty fast... But they can't keep up with a well-rowed, highly motivated single after the first few strokes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1588 |
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