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oar·lock
/
ˈɔrˌlɒk
,
ˈoʊr-
/
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[
awr
-lok
,
ohr
-
]
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noun
any of various devices providing a pivot for an oar in rowing, especially a swiveling, crutchlike or ringlike metal device projecting above a gunwale.
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Also called
rowlock.
Origin:
before 1100;
Middle English
orlok,
Old English
ārloc.
See
oar
,
lock
1
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oarlock
(ˈɔːˌlɒk)
—
n
(
US
), (
Canadian
) Also called:
rowlock
a swivelling device attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds an oar in place and acts as a fulcrum during rowing
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