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Word: slide (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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Applegate, '89, comes nearly up to the perpendicular on the first half of his stroke before he kicks his slide; finishes with a bad jerk; takes hold of the water with bent arms; and rows with a crooked back...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Note and Comment. | 5/10/1886 | See Source »

Still at it: "It was proposed to have a toboggan slide at the Yale Field this winter, but the blasting of the rocks and the premature advent of the warm weather have frustrated the scheme." Princetonian...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 4/27/1886 | See Source »

...Drops out at the full reach. Is slow on the beginning of the recover, and rushes his slide. Feathers under water...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The '87 Crew. | 4/27/1886 | See Source »

...Fails to sit up to his work. Does not work well from his stretcher, which makes his oar wabble during the stroke, and prevents his making a good finish. Rushes his slide...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The '86 Crew. | 4/20/1886 | See Source »

...Looks out of the boat continually which makes him keep bad time. Clips at the beginning of the stroke. Slumps at the finish. Rushes his slide...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The '86 Crew. | 4/20/1886 | See Source »

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