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rowing
Propulsion of a boat by means of oars. As a sport, it involves one of two kinds of boat: (1) the shell, a narrow, light racing boat propelled by eight rowers pulling single oars under the direction of a coxswain; and (2) the scull, a racing shell propelled by one or two rowers using sculls (pairs of oars). Organized racing began at the Univs. of Oxford and Cambridge in the 1820s, culminating in 1839 in the Henley Regatta (from 1851 the Henley Royal Regatta). In the U.S., Harvard and Yale universities first raced in 1851. Rowing events in the Olympic Games have been held for men since 1900 and for women since 1976.
boxing
Sport involving attack and defense with the fists. In the modern sport, boxers wear padded gloves and fight bouts of up to 15 three-minute rounds in a three-roped square ring. In ancient Greece fighters used leather thongs on their hands and forearms, while in Rome gladiators used metal-studded leather hand covering (cesti) and usually fought to the death. Not until implementation of the London Prize Ring rules in 1839 were kicking, gouging, butting, biting, and blows below the belt eliminated from the boxer's standard repertoire. In 1867 the Queensberry rules called for the wearing of gloves, though bareknuckle boxing continued into the late 1880s. The last of the great bareknuckle fighters was J. L. Sullivan. From Sullivan on, the U.S. became the premier boxing venue, partly because immigrants supplied a constantly renewed pool of boxers. Boxing has been included among the Olympic Games since 1904. Today there are seven primary weight classes: flyweight, to 112 lbs (51 kg); bantamweight, to 118 lbs (53 kg); featherweight, to 126 lbs (57 kg); lightweight, to 135 lbs (61 kg); welterweight, to 147 lbs (67 kg); middleweight, to 160 lbs (72 kg); light heavyweight, to 175 lbs (79 kg); and heavyweight, over 175 lbs. A bout can be won either by knocking out or felling one's opponent for a count of 10 (a KO) or by delivering the most solid blows and thus amassing the most points. The referee can also stop the fight when one boxer is being badly beaten (a technical knockout, or TKO) or he can disqualify a fighter for rules violations and award the fight to his opponent.
coving
Concave molding or deeply arched section of a wall surface. The curve typically describes a quarter-circle and serves to connect walls and ceiling (cove ceiling). The arched sections may be used to conceal light fixtures for dramatic effect, hence the term cove lighting. Coving can also refer to the curved soffit connecting the top of an exterior wall to a projecting eave.
Ewing
U.S. basketball player. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, the 7-ft (2-m 13-cm) Ewing had an outstanding collegiate career at Georgetown Univ. and was ranked no. 1 overall in the 1985 college draft. A center for the New York Knicks from 1985, he holds numerous team records and was selected as an NBA All-Star 11 times ...
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