OARLOCK


Meaning of OARLOCK in English

/awr"lok', ohr"-/ , n.

any of various devices providing a pivot for an oar in rowing, esp. a swiveling, crutchlike or ringlike metal device projecting above a gunwale. Also called rowlock .

[ bef. 1100; ME orlok, OE arloc. See OAR, LOCK 1 ]

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