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Rowlock

noun
1.
A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing.  Synonyms: oarlock, peg, pin, thole, tholepin.



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"Rowlock" Quotes from Famous Books



... look sweet at the moment," replied Jones, gazing with a grim sort of amusement at Montgomery as the latter released his oar from the rowlock and stepped out of the boat, his handsome clean-cut face sadly marred by an undeniably ...
— Two Daring Young Patriots - or, Outwitting the Huns • W. P. Shervill



Words linked to "Rowlock" :   holder, dinghy, rowboat, dory



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