Word: prow
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...including the Union Boat Club combination, started off at a fairly high clip but soon dropped their beats in deference to the state of the elements. The Crimson eight led by a slight margin after the take-off, but the Freshmen soon evened up and the two shells cut prow and prow through the first three quarters of a mile. The Unions never figured prominently after the half-mile mark...
...wall in order to escape the worst of the rough water. It was pretty clear now that the Freshmen had the race well in hand for at a 32 stroke they were able to gain on the University eight at 34. The strip of open water between rudder and prow of the two shells widened perceptibly as they neared the finish, and at the drop of the flag there was nearly 60 feet of it--a full two lengths' margin. Owing to the rough water the crews stopped rowing after a mile and three-quarters instead of completing the customary...
...full glory of ancient pomp Caliph Abdul Medjid crossed the Bosporus in a fourteen-oared caïque painted with a frieze of flowers and arabesques, its carved gilt prow sur- mounted by a silver image of a strange bird. The occasion was the first Selamlik-official service at a mosque-held in Scutari (opposite Constantinople) by the Caliph...
Great is the nation which produces a Babe Ruth, and takes both pride and joy in the manifestations of his prow ness. The superman in baseball has arrived, and, thanks to the scientists, we know why he is a superman. May, we not hope that succeeding generations of Americans, profiting by a knowledge of the reasons for the success of our athletes, will develop to the full limit their eyes, their ears, their nerves and their muscles, and enter the game of life trained to knock out "home runs" in their chosen callings? The superman, whether in baseball, statemanship...