Word: swing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...DEAR SOL, - You must pardon my long silence, but the fact is, my dear fellow, my time is all taken up. College life is in full swing, and our class has the reputation of being the liveliest that ever entered Harvard. The great thing here is to cultivate the men. Sometimes I think that many of them are not worth cultivating, - however, I have the pick of the class. Of course this sort of thing requires time and money, but I don't have to study any to speak of, and my allowance is generous, as the family are economizing...
Once more to the long and steady swing...
...Swing in the sweet wind dreamily...
...Sophomores have changed often, but now have nearly all their original crew. One is inclined to dip; two and three bucket and feather too flatly; four slivers out; five has a short swing of the body, and is too light on the catch; six is slow on the shoot and hurries the recover; seven slides too quickly on recover; eight is inclined to drop his hands at full reach, and dips too deep in the middle of the stroke. All shorten their stroke too much and look out of the boat...
...means perfect. Two, three, and five sliver out; six and two feather unevenly with the rest of the crew. One fails to keep his arms or back stiff, and to get his oar out on full reach; three is inclined to bucket, and does n't swing straight; five fails in reach; six's hands trouble him on the catch; seven does n't shoot quick enough or hold his hands tight; and eight is apt to overreach. All sliver out, bucket badly, and lack rhythm in movement...