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OARLOCK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
Synonyms:
oarlock; peg; pin; rowlock; thole; tholepin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("oarlock" is a kind of...):
holder (a holding device)
Holonyms ("oarlock" is a part of...):
dinghy; dory; rowboat (a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled)
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