About The Word Rowlock
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Rowlock
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Rowlock: 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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