ROWLOCK


Meaning of ROWLOCK in English

/ ˈrɒlək; ˈrəʊlɒk; NAmE ˈrɑːl-; ˈroʊlɑːk/ ( BrE ) ( NAmE oar·lock ) noun

a device fixed to the side of a boat for holding an oar

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent.: alteration of oarlock , influenced by the verb row (I).

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