rowlock
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rowlock
- /ˈɹoʊˌlɑk/ US
- /ˈɹɑlək/ US
- /ˈɹʌlək/ US
- /ˈɹʌlək/ UK
- /ˈɹɒlək/ UK
- /ˈɹəʊˌlɒk/ UK
Where it comes from
An alteration, based on row, of earlier oarlock, from Old English ārlōc, equivalent to oar + lock.
noun rowlocks · rollick · rollock · rullock
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A usually U-shaped pivot attached to the gunwale (outrigger in a sport boat) of a boat that supports and guides an oar, and provides a fulcrum for rowing; an oarlock.
I took a good gap and a stretch, and was just going to unhitch and start when I heard a sound away over the water. I listened. Pretty soon I made it out. It was that dull kind of a regular sound that comes from oars working in rowlocks when it's a still night.
Similar: oarlock
- A brick, for example in a course of brickwork, that is laid vertically with its tallest but slimmest side facing down, and its shortest face facing the outside of the wall (oriented so that it is taller than it is wide).
Translations
Talk about this word "rowlock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rowlock. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rowlock. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rowlock "rowlock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rowlock.Cite this
@misc{rowlock_2026,
title = {rowlock},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rowlock},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
