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row·lock

(rō′lŏk′, rŏl′ək)

n. Chiefly British

An oarlock.

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rowlock

(ˈrɒlək)

(Rowing) a swivelling device attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds an oar in place and acts as a fulcrum during rowing. Usual US and Canadian word: oarlock

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Noun

rowlock - a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

oarlock, thole, tholepin, peg, pin

dinghy, dory, rowboat - a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled

holder - a holding device; "a towel holder"; "a cigarette holder"; "an umbrella holder"

Translations

dame tolet

scalmo

rowlock

[ˈrɒlək] N (esp Brit) → tolete m, escálamo m, chumacera f

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rowlock

[ˈrɒlək] n (British) → dame f de nage, tolet m

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rowlock

n (esp Brit) → Dolle f

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rowlock

[ˈrɒlək] n → scalmo

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She leaves her daughter, Brenna Ewing; four grandchildren, Blais Aldridge and his wife, Denielle, Tyler Rollock, Sarah Ewing and Edric Aldridge; her brother, Charles and his wife, Diane (Lees) Thomae of Norton; her nieces, Leesa (Thomae) Crogan and Suzanne (Thomae) Forbes and their families; and numerous cousins.