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Word: finishers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
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Usage:

...crew as a whole do not catch together, nor with the same power. The men hurry at the finish and row out; and, though they have had several weeks practice, they do not use their legs well. They also hurry at the full reach and are stiff. The watermanship is poor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Freshman Crew. | 6/6/1894 | See Source »

...Duffield is also behind in getting his oar in, besides rowing out of the boat. His finish is stiff and he draws his hands into...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Freshman Crew. | 6/6/1894 | See Source »

...Hollister dips his oar too deep, and also meets it at the finish. He starts his hands away too slowly and rushes his slide...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Freshman Crew. | 6/6/1894 | See Source »

...Bailey follows the stroke badly, reaches around with his outside shoulder on catch, drops over, settles on finish, stops his slide in the middle of the recover and does not do his work on a line...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Freshman Crew. | 6/5/1894 | See Source »

Stroke-J. H. Simpson, reaches too far and is too long on the finish, but other wise is good...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Freshman Crew. | 6/5/1894 | See Source »

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