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Rowlock

Rowlock Meaning & Definition
Rowlock Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rowlock?

[n] a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

Synonyms | Synonyms for Rowlock: oarlock | peg | pin | thole | tholepin

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See Also | dinghy | dory | holder | rowboat

Rowlock In Webster's Dictionary

\Row"lock\ (? colloq. ?), n. [For oarlock; AS. [hand]rloc, where the second part is skin to G. loch a hole, E. lock a fastening. See {Oar}, and {Lock}.] (Naut.) A contrivance or arrangement serving as a fulcrum for an oar in rowing. It consists sometimes of a notch in the gunwale of a boat, sometimes of a pair of pins between which the oar rests on the edge of the gunwale, sometimes of a single pin passing through the oar, or of a metal fork or stirrup pivoted in the gunwale and suporting the oar.

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