Word: slump
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...does not sit up well to his work, but sags and lets his stomach cave in. He rows hard but does not utilize his strength well. Faulkner rows with a bent back and does not keep his shoulders under control, letting them come round his ears and then slump back. He rows fairly smoothly but without enough power. Bowen rows very stiffly. His back seems especially stiff, and none of his motions are free enough...
...changed from the '87 boat into the new '85 shell. Since then the crew has braced up and improvement has been steady. The bad fault of rushing the slide in coming forward has been to a great extent over-come; but more improvement in this particular is necessary. The slump at the finish has been partly overcome, though some of the men, especially 3, need to pay strict attention to this point. The time is still poor, and the crew as a whole rows short. The men (except bow and stroke) still swing back too far, and when they...
...shall slump and dead in spite of crib and cram...