rowlock
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++row·lock /ˈrɒlək $ ˈroʊlɑːk/ noun [countable] British English TTWone of the U-shaped pieces of metal that holds the oars of a rowing boat 桨架
Examples from the Corpus
rowlock• Apart from needing varnish and loving care it looked seaworthy, but naturally there were no rowlocks and no oars.• When you hear the moan of the rowlocks, do you urge him on like a cox?• Two steering oars, two rowlocks and two mooring spikes with painters were provided.Origin rowlock (1700-1800) row + O-lock (as in oarlock)row·lock nounChineseSyllable
of that pieces metal one of the the Corpus holds U-shaped
rowlock
row‧lock /ˈrɒlək $ ˈroʊlɑːk/
noun [countable] British English
row‧lock /ˈrɒlək $ ˈroʊlɑːk/
noun [countable] British English Date: 1700-1800
Origin: row + O-lock% (as in oarlock)
one of the U-shaped pieces of metal that holds the oars of a rowing boat
Origin: row + O-lock% (as in oarlock)