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rowlock

row·lock

UK/ˈɹʌlək/ US/ˈɹoʊˌlɑk/ uncommon uk

noun

1.

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

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Origin

An alteration, based on row, of earlier oarlock, from Old English ārlōc, equivalent to oar + lock.

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