Oarlock synonyms

ôr'lŏk'

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peg
A fixed level, as for a price
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pin
An ornament, badge, or emblem having a pin or clasp with which it is fastened to the clothing
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thole
A pin in the side of a boat which acts as a fulcrum for the oars
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tholepin
A thole; an rowlock.
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rowlock
(Nautical, chiefly UK) a pivot attached to the gunwale (outrigger in a sport boat) of a boat that supports and guides an oar, and provides a fulcrum for rowing; an oarlock (mostly US).
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Oarlock Sentence Examples

  • Rigger (or outrigger) The device that connects the oarlock to the shell and is bolted to the body of the shell.

  • He took something like an oarlock from his pocket and fastened it to the stern of the boat; then with a paddle which worked in this oarlock one of the boys could guide the boat while the other turned the paddle wheels.

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