dogpaddle

dogpaddle
dog paddle n.
A prone swimming stroke in which the head is kept out of the water and the arms remain submerged and are alternately thrust forward and pulled back while the legs kick.
  dogʹ-pad'dle (dôgʹpăd'l, dŏgʹ-) v.

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