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"Oar holder"

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈɹoʊˌlɑk/Part of speech nounSorted ckloorwStarts with REnds with K1 clues
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Definitions

  1. a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

Word origin

An alteration, based on row, of earlier oarlock, from Old English ārlōc, equivalent to oar + lock.

Used in a sentence

  • Everything smelled salt and there was no noise except the swishing of water and the clop-clop of water against the sides and the splash of the oars and the jolting noise of the rowlocks.

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