different between rowboat vs oarlock

rowboat

English

Etymology

row +? boat

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /????b??t/

Noun

rowboat (plural rowboats)

  1. (US) A small open boat propelled by oars (by rowing).

Synonyms

  • rowing boat (UK)

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oarlock

English

Etymology

oar +? lock

Noun

oarlock (plural oarlocks)

  1. 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.

Synonyms

  • (UK) rowlock

Translations

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