rowlock
The origin and history of rowlock.
Etymology
An alteration, based on row, of earlier oarlock, from Old English ārlōc, equivalent to oar + lock.
The origin and history of rowlock.
An alteration, based on row, of earlier oarlock, from Old English ārlōc, equivalent to oar + lock.
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