erging
n.— «Gordon had logged 12,000 meters on the high-tech rowing machine, an activity that the rowers refer to as erging.» —“Rowers show the meaning of crew work” by Jim Feehan Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.) Aug. 15, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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