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rowlock

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row·lock  (rlk, rlk)
n. Chiefly British
An oarlock.
rowlock [ˈrɒlək]
n
(Team Sports / Rowing) a swivelling device attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds an oar in place and acts as a fulcrum during rowing Usual US and Canadian word oarlock
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rowlockrowlock - a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
oarlock, thole, tholepin, peg, pin
dinghy, dory, rowboat - a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
holder - a holding device; "a towel holder"; "a cigarette holder"; "an umbrella holder"
Translations
rowlock [ˈrɒlək] N (esp Brit) → tolete m, escálamo m, chumacera f
rowlock [ˈrɒlək] n (British) → dame f de nage, tolet m
rowlock
n (esp Brit) → Dolle f
rowlock [ˈrɒlək] n → scalmo
rowlock [ˈrɒlək] n → scalmo


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He saw the boat boys knocked about, and one of them put in irons for three days with nothing to eat for the crime of breaking a rowlock while pulling.
South Sea Tales by London, Jack View in context
I was hunting for it when the sound of rowlocks came to my ears.
Tales of the Fish Patrol by London, Jack View in context
It was that dull kind of a regular sound that comes from oars working in rowlocks when it's a still night.
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