different between carlock vs oarlock
carlock
English
Etymology
French, from Russian.
Noun
carlock (uncountable)
- A sort of Russian isinglass, made from the air bladder of the sturgeon, and used in clarifying wine.
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oarlock
English
Etymology
oar +? lock
Noun
oarlock (plural oarlocks)
- A device attached to the gunwale of a rowboat to hold the oars in place while rowing.
- 1906: Horatio Alger, Joe the Hotel Boy [1]
- But, as luck would have it, scarcely had he started to row his boat again when an oarlock broke, and so it took him the best part of an hour to make the trip.
- 1906: Horatio Alger, Joe the Hotel Boy [1]
Synonyms
- (UK) rowlock
Translations
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