oarlock meaning
Noun: oarlock 'or`lók
Usage: N. Amer (=rowlock)
Usage: N. Amer (=rowlock)
- A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
- peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock [Brit]
Derived forms: oarlocks
Type of: holder
Part of: dinghy, dory, rowboat [N. Amer], rowing boat [Brit]
Encyclopedia: Oarlock
Examples
More: Next- Furthermore, the RS Tera can be rowed and has oarlocks.
- Last summer, a popped oarlock knocked him out in the semifinals.
- Tom has it all in his head, even the wooden oarlocks,
- The painting has one more oarlock than an old photograph of it shows.
- Except for birdsong and the creaking of the oarlocks, the silence was absolute.