Word: swash
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...where they were going. A little more forethought will make such cause of complaint unnecessary in the future. The other thing was more serious. The '90 boat, when it got the lead, steered into '89 water, and for over three-quarters of a mile gave the junior crew their swash. Whether this action was intentional on the part of the sophomore boat or not, it is to be reprehended, for it takes from the race what it ought above all things to have-equal advantages for all the crews rowing. Fortunately, the afternoon was much clearer and pleasanter than...