Word: feathering
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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There are a few serious mistakes in the Index. For instance, F. L. Dean, of Harvard, took second prize in the bicycle race at the Mott Haven sports, instead of Benton of Columbia. The feather-weight sparring, and not the feather-weight wrestling, was contested at the second winter meeting. The heavy-weight wrestling, which was won by Mr. Keith, '85, has been altogether omitted...
...anticipated pleasure of meeting the Advocate and the Lampoon on the foot-ball field must be foregone. Our challenge has not been accepted. We did not expect that the staid elderly matron - the Advocate - would show the white feather. Black accords with your age and sombre disposition, respected maid of Harvard. Do not shock our taste by wearing white. As your formal edict has gone forth, declining the contest, please accept our hopes that you enjoyed your Thanksgiving dinner, and that many more are in store for you. We can understand why Lampy. displayed his discretion, rather than his valor...
BOSTON MUSEUM. - "Feather Brain...
...motion all the time, without a hang at either end; the legs are used hard and the hands are drawn in with life at the finish; the slide and back are used at the same time; the blade is well covered at the moment of the catch; the feather is nearly flat; above all, there ought to be no hang at either end, and no let up in the middle of the stroke...
...have more or less serious individual faults. Bow: rowed in '87 freshman crew; chief fault is tendency to raise his hand at the finish instead of drawing them in straight; this makes him finish rather poorly, and shortens his stroke at the end; it also makes him feather under water. 2: never rowed before; strong man and is doing well; has overcome to a great extent his hang at both ends of the stroke; he still sometimes clips the beginning, and meets somewhat; he could do more work with his shoulders. 3: rowed in '87 freshman crew; heaviest...