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rowlock definition

row·lock (räl′ək, rul′-; rō′läk′)

noun

Chiefly Brit. oarlock

Etymology: altered (infl. by row) < earlier oarlock

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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