stroke-oarsman

The stroke-oarsman gabbled Indian, and uttered strange cries, much after the fashion of a pig-driver driving his pigs.

Chapter XIV 1909

The stroke-oarsman picked up his oar, and the two men pulled with all their might for the yacht, while the other boat went around to the landing-place on Blank Island to bring off the party there.

Little Bobtail or The Wreck of the Penobscot. Oliver Optic 1859

The stroke-oarsman gabbled Indian, and uttered strange cries, much after the fashion of a pig-driver driving his pigs.

The Voyage of the Beagle Charles Darwin 1845

Marco contented himself with giving one general direction to them, to keep the stroke with the stroke-oarsman, and to begin when he gave the order, "_Give way_."

Marco Paul's Voyages and Travels; Vermont Jacob Abbott 1841

"Why, it is aft," said Marco, "between the coxswain's place and the stroke-oarsman."

Marco Paul's Voyages and Travels; Vermont Jacob Abbott 1841

For this reason the oarsman who sits aft, by whose oar the movements of all the other oars are to be regulated, is called the stroke-oarsman.

Marco Paul's Voyages and Travels; Vermont Jacob Abbott 1841

Marco explained to them that the stroke-oarsman was the one who sat nearest to him, that is, the one farthest aft.

Marco Paul's Voyages and Travels; Vermont Jacob Abbott 1841

But the boys did not know who the stroke-oarsman was, and they began clamorously to inquire, notwithstanding the injunction to silence which they had received.

Marco Paul's Voyages and Travels; Vermont Jacob Abbott 1841

The boys immediately began to row, all looking at the stroke-oarsman, but failing entirely to keep time with him.

Marco Paul's Voyages and Travels; Vermont Jacob Abbott 1841

You must keep the stroke with the stroke-oarsman. "

Marco Paul's Voyages and Travels; Vermont Jacob Abbott 1841