Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rowing"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Row \Row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rowed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Rowing}.] [AS. r?wan; akin to D. roeijen, MHG. r["u]ejen,
Dan. roe, Sw. ro, Icel. r?a, L. remus oar, Gr. ?, Skr.
aritra. [root]8. Cf. {Rudder}.]
1. To propel with oars, as a boat or vessel, along the
surface of water; as, to row a boat.
2. To transport in a boat propelled with oars; as, to row the
captain ashore in his barge.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
rowing
n : the act of rowing as a sport [syn: {row}]
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