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rowlock
rowlock, a U-shaped space cut in a boat's gunwale or transom to take an oar. In the past, when the boat was under sail, or secured alongside, the rowlocks were closed with shutters, or poppets as they were sometimes called. The word rowlock is now used, though wrongly, to describe the metal crutches used for oars in rowing boats. See also thole pin.
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"rowlock." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rowlock." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-rowlock.html "rowlock." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-rowlock.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "rowlock." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "rowlock." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rowlock.html T. F. HOAD. "rowlock." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rowlock.html |
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rowlock ˈrōˌläk n. chiefly Brit. an oarlock.
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"rowlock." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rowlock." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-rowlock.html "rowlock." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-rowlock.html |
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rowlock •elegiac • Newark • Lubbock
•Caradoc, haddock, paddock, shaddock
•Marduk • piddock • Norfolk • Suffolk
•charlock
•hillock, pillock
•lilac
•ballock, pollack, pollock, rowlock
•bullock • hammock
•hummock, slummock, stomach
•bannock, Zanuck
•Kilmarnock • Greenock • monarch
•eunuch
•arrack, barrack, Baruch, carrack
•cassock, hassock
•tussock • Taoiseach • mattock
•buttock, futtock
•havoc • bulwark • wazzock • Isaac
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"rowlock." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rowlock." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rowlock.html "rowlock." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rowlock.html |
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