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oarlock
(ôr′läk′)
noun
a device, often -shaped, for holding an oar in place in rowing
See oarlock in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A device, usually a U-shaped metal hoop on a swivel in the gunwale, used to hold an oar in place and as a fulcrum in rowing.
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