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rowlock
[ roh-lok; Nautical rol-uhk, ruhl- ]
noun
- Architecture. one of several concentric rings of masonry forming an arch.
- a brick laid on edge, especially as a header. Compare soldier ( def 7 ).
- Chiefly British. oarlock.
rowlock
/ ˈrɒlək /
noun
- a swivelling device attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds an oar in place and acts as a fulcrum during rowing Usual US and Canadian wordoarlock
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As Constans paddled out into the stream he heard the steady thumping of oars in rowlock.
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Carved, too, was the baling bowl, and the loom of the oar was carved in curving lines from rowlock leather to hand.
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Then it won't slip out of the rowlock and sail off, leaving you to wait until somebody happens along to pick you up.
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I bade her hand me hers, and she did it instantly, sliding it along to my rowlock and losing but a single stroke.
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Joe noticed that the oars were muffled with sennit, and that even the rowlock sockets were protected with leather.
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