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oar·lock

(ôr′lŏk′)

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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oarlock

(ˈɔːˌlɒk)

(Rowing) 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

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oar•lock

(ˈɔrˌlɒk, ˈoʊr-)

n.

a usu. U-shaped device providing a pivot for an oar in rowing.

[before 1100]

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Noun

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

rowlock, thole, tholepin, peg, pin

dinghy, dory, rowboat - a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled

holder - a holding device; "a towel holder"; "a cigarette holder"; "an umbrella holder"

Translations

dame tolet

scalmo

oarlock

[ˈɔːlɒk] N (US) → tolete m, escálamo m, chumacera f

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oarlock

[ˈɔː^rlɒk] n (US) → dame f de nage

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

oarlock

n (US) → (Ruder)dolle f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

oarlock

[ˈɔːˌlɒk] n (Am) → scalmiera

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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But he rowed on the starboard side, and as the stroke oarlock is generally on port, the seven man lives forever in humble frustration.

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