rowlock
noun/ˈrɒlək/, /ˈrəʊlɒk/
/ˈrɑːlək/, /ˈrəʊlɑːk/
(British English) (North American English oarlock)
- a device fixed to the side of a boat for holding an oarWord Originmid 18th cent.: alteration of oarlock, influenced by the verb row1.
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