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ALL meanings of rowlock

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  • noun rowlock Architecture. one of several concentric rings of masonry forming an arch. 1
  • noun rowlock a brick laid on edge, especially as a header. Compare soldier (def 7). 1
  • noun rowlock Chiefly British. oarlock. 1
  • countable noun rowlock The rowlocks on a rowing boat are the U-shaped pieces of metal that keep the oars in position while you move them backwards and forwards. 0
  • noun rowlock a swivelling device attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds an oar in place and acts as a fulcrum during rowing 0
  • noun rowlock oarlock 0
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