Plural of eight; the number 8 or multiple things numbered eight; in rowing, a boat with eight rowers plus a coxswain.
From Old English 'eahta,' related to German 'acht' and Latin 'octo.' The word has remained remarkably stable across Indo-European languages for thousands of years.
Rowing 'eights' are the most prestigious boat class in competitive rowing—watching eight perfectly synchronized athletes move a shell through water is basically physics and poetry combined.
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