hankaintappi — meaning in English

English meaning

• rowlock noun A usually U-shaped 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.
• thole verb To endure, to put up with, to tolerate.

Senses

hankaintappi is used for these senses in English:

• rowlock (nautical, chiefly, British) A usually U-shaped 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.
• thole A pin in the side of a boat which acts as a fulcrum for the oars.

rowlock — full definition

1. noun A usually U-shaped 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.
2. noun A brick, for example in a course of brickwork, that is laid vertically with its tallest but slimmest side facing down, and its shortest face facing the outside of the wall (oriented so that it is taller than it is wide).

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