oarsman

• Olympic gold medallist oarsman will be among 600 starters in the 2009 Devizes to Westminster canoe race setting off from Devizes Wharf this weekend.
• The tub oarsman was the poor German baker, about whom I have hitherto said nothing, except to note that he was one of the crew. —  The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales
• The stroke the oarsman was pulling was such as a man pulls when, in answer to some emergency, he is putting forth his whole strength. —  How Deacon Tubman and Parson Whitney Kept New Year's And Other Stories
• The bow oarsman is the harpooner, but when he has made fast to the whale he goes aft and takes the mate's place at the steering oar, while the latter goes forward with the lances to deal the final murderous strokes. —  American Merchant Ships and Sailors
• He was well trained as an oarsman, and the second officer was satisfied that he was doing his full share of the work As Mr. Gaskette reached the pilot-house there was a commotion there, and it was evident to him that something unlooked for had occurred. —  Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East

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