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rowlock (ˈrʌlək, ˈrɒlək) Forms: α. 8 rowluck, 8– rowlock. β. 9 rollock, rullock. [Prob. an alteration (after row v.1) of the earlier oarlock. The etymological pron. (ˈrəʊlɒk) is recognized by many Dictionaries, in some cases without mention of the usual forms.] a. A contrivance or device, usually co...
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Rowlock
as "Azure a rowlock argent." A type of rowlock is also featured in the canting arms of Hankasalmi, alluding to the municipality's name (hankain = rowlock, salmi = strait).
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rowlock
rowlock/ˈrɔlək; ?@ ˈrəulɔk; `roˌlɑk/ (US also `oarlock) n device on the side of a rowing-boat for keeping an oar in place (划艇边缘的)桨架. =>illus at rowing-boat (row2) 见 rowing-boat(row>>2) 插图. Cf 参看 thole.
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Rowing
(The term rowlock is often applied to an oar crutch.) A rowlock may be closed when, for instance, a boat is being used under sail. Sometimes on narrow, faster rowing boats for protected waters outriggers are added to increase rowlock separation.
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1937 European Rowing Championships
lead, the boat was hit by a wave that had been reflected from the bulkhead, Hermann Betschart had his oar ripped out of his hands but not before the rowlock
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rollock
▪ I. rollock slang. (ˈrɒlək) [Alteration of ballock, bollock.] a. pl. As int. = bollock 3. b. Comb., rollock naked adj. = ballock-naked adj.1961 ‘B. Wells’ Day Earth caught Fire ii. 31 ‘Rollocks!’ said Maguire and his voice was deliberately gruff to hide his embarrassment. 1962 A. Wesker Chips with ...
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Fórcola
Fórcola (Venetian dialect, plural Fórcole) is the typical Venetian rowlock providing a variety of fulcrum positions, each having its own effect on the
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oarlock
oarlock (ˈɔəlɒk) Forms: 1 árloc, 5 orlok, 7 orelock, 9 oar-lock. [OE. árloc, f. ár oar + loc lock, closure, enclosure. Cf. also rowlock.] A notch or fork in which the oar of a boat plays; a rowlock. Also attrib. in oarlock seat.a 1100 Ags. Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 288/6 Columbaria, arlocu. a 1419 Liber A...
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Boulder on the Park (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
The windows are wood with brick rowlock sills.
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Outrigger
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In a rowing boat or galley, an outrigger (or rigger) is a triangular frame that holds the rowlock (into which the oar is slotted) away from the
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row-port
row-port Naut. [f. row v.1 + port n.3 2. Cf. rowlock and oar-port.] (See quots.)1769 Falconer Dict. Marine (1780) s.v. Row-lock, In the sides of the smallest vessels of war, a number of little square holes, called row-ports, are cut for this purpose, parallel to the surface of the water. 1846 A. You...
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Oar
Where the oar connects to the boat there is a "collar" (or button), often made of leather, which stops the oar slipping past the rowlock. For a oar the balance point is about 12 inches outboard of the rowlock.
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thole
thole/θəul; θol/ (also `thole-pin) n peg set in the gunwale of a boat to keep an oar secure 桨叉; 桨耳. Cf 参看 rowlock.
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