noun
oarlock
Oarlock (noun) means a U-shaped fitting on the side of a rowing boat that holds an oar in place.
noun
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A U-shaped fitting on the side of a rowing boat that holds an oar in place.
"But, as luck would have it, scarcely had he started to row his boat again when an oarlock broke, and so it took him the best part of an hour to make the trip."
— Horatio Alger, Joe the Hotel Boy (1906)
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Etymology
Formed from oar and lock.
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What is the meaning of oarlock?
"oarlock" (noun) means a U-shaped fitting on the side of a rowing boat that holds an oar in place.
What is another word for oarlock?
Other words for "oarlock" include rowlock, thole, tholepin, peg, pin.
