Definitionn. a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
Last update: July 16, 2015
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He took something like an oarlock from his pocket and fastened it to the stern of the boat; then with a paddle which worked in this oarlock one of the boys could guide the boat while the other turned the paddle wheels. [Please select]
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[Transcriber's Footnote 1: thole-pin: Pairs of wooden pegs set in the gunwales as an oarlock. [Please select]
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I sung out and asked them were they practicing for the Harvard and Yale boat race and Dave was that peeved he shied an oarlock after me. [Please select]
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