boatman's

But the canoe was under way again, and the Indian helmsman drove the point of his paddle into the boatman's chest and hurled him backward into the bottom of the Whitehall.

CHAPTER I 2010

The boatman's fist landed on the point of his critic's jaw and dropped him stunned upon the heaped merchandise.

CHAPTER I 2010

A boatman's technique and skill in giving his boat the maximum speed is demonstrated in these races.

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The wind hummed at Kesh's ears in descant to the boatman's song.

Spirit Gate 2006

A water boatman's brain doesn't need 3D software, since it lives on the surface of the pond in an Edwin Abbott Flatland.

The God Delusion Dawkins, Richard, 1941- 2006

Sophie found it hard to follow the rest of their conversation, at least half of which was conducted in boatman's cant.

A Lady of Expectations Laurens, Stephanie 1995

Sophie found it hard to follow the rest of their conversation, at least half of which was conducted in boatman's cant.

A Lady of Expectations Laurens, Stephanie 1995

Then he understood the strange new quality he'd detected in the boatman's voice: wonderment.

The Hour of the Gate Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1984

Muscles strained beneath the boatman's slick skin as he fought the steering, but the boat continued to incline landward.

The Hour of the Gate Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1984

It was not fear, not even worry, but a new quality usually absent from the boatman's plebian monotone.

The Hour of the Gate Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1984