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Oarlock

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Noun

1. oarlock, peg, pin, rowlock, thole, tholepin

a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Oarlock

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noun
US and Canadian
a swivelling device attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds an oar in place and acts as a fulcrum during rowing
. Also called: rowlock

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Oarlock

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noun
a device, often U-shaped, for holding an oar in place in rowing

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Oarlock

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n.
A device, usually a U-shaped or circular metal hoop on a swivel in the gunwale, used to hold an oar in place and as a fulcrum in rowing.

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