different between rowlock vs loom
rowlock
English
Alternative forms
- rollock, rullock
Etymology
Probably from Old English ?rl?c, equivalent to oar + lock.
Pronunciation
- (US, UK) enPR: r?'l?k, IPA(key): /???l?k/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: r?'l?k, IPA(key): /???l?k/
- (US) enPR: rä'l?k, IPA(key): /???l?k/
Noun
rowlock (plural rowlocks)
- (nautical, chiefly Britain) a pivot attached to the gunwale (outrigger in a sport boat) of a boat that supports and guides an oar, and provides a fulcrum for rowing; an oarlock (mostly US).
- 1884, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapter VII
- I took a good gap and a stretch, and was just going to unhitch and start when I heard a sound away over the water. I listened. Pretty soon I made it out. It was that dull kind of a regular sound that comes from oars working in rowlocks when it's a still night.
- 1951, C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian, Collins, 1998, Chapter 8,
- Everything smelled salt and there was no noise except the swishing of water and the clop-clop of water against the sides and the splash of the oars and the jolting noise of the rowlocks.
- Synonyms: oarlock, thole, tholepin, thowel
- 1884, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapter VII
Translations
References
- “rowlock”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
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loom
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /lu?m/
- (US) IPA(key): /lum/
- Rhymes: -u?m
Etymology 1
From Middle English lome, from Old English l?ma, ?el?ma (“tool, utensil, implement, article of furniture, household effect”) (also as andl?ma, and?el?ma, andl?ma (“utensil, instrument, implement, tool, vessel”), of uncertain origin. Cognate with Middle Dutch allame (“tool”). Perhaps originally meaning "a thing of frequent use", in which case, akin to Old English ?el?me (“often, frequently, continually, repeatedly”), from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *l?miz, *l?mijaz (“lame, halt”), from Proto-Indo-European *lem- (“to break, soften”). Compare Old High German giluomo, kil?mo (“often, frequently”), Old English lama (“lame”). See lame.
Noun
loom (plural looms)
- A utensil; tool; a weapon; (usually in compound) an article in general.
- heirloom, workloom
- A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.
- January 8, 1751, Samuel Johnson, "The Mischiefs of Total Idleness" in The Rambler
- Hector, when he sees Andromache overwhelmed with terror, sends her for consolation to the loom and the distaff.
- January 8, 1751, Samuel Johnson, "The Mischiefs of Total Idleness" in The Rambler
- The part of an oar which is between the grip or handle and the blade, the shaft.
Derived terms
- backstrap loom
- handloom
- heirloom
- power loom
- workloom
Translations
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
loom (plural looms)
- (dated) loon (bird of order Gaviiformes)
Translations
Etymology 3
From Old Norse ljóma (“to shine”).
Verb
loom (third-person singular simple present looms, present participle looming, simple past and past participle loomed) (intransitive)
- To appear indistinctly, eg. when seen on the horizon or through the murk.
- (figuratively) To appear in an exaggerated or threatening form; (of a person or thing) to tower; (of an idea) to impressively or intimidatingly occupy the mind; (of an event) to be imminent.
- (figuratively) To rise and to be eminent; to be elevated or ennobled, in a moral sense.
- 1822, John M. Mason, The Evangelical Ministry Exemplified in the Apostle Paul
- On no occasion does he [Paul] loom so high, and shine so gloriously, as in the context.
- 1822, John M. Mason, The Evangelical Ministry Exemplified in the Apostle Paul
Noun
loom (plural looms)
- A distorted appearance of something as seen indistinctly or from afar.
Translations
References
Anagrams
- mool
Dutch
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lo?m/
- Rhymes: -o?m
Adjective
loom (comparative lomer, superlative loomst)
- lazy, pleasantly slow
Inflection
Adverb
loom
- lazily
Estonian
Etymology
Derived from looma (“to create”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?lo?m/
- Hyphenation: loom
- Rhymes: -o?m
Noun
loom (genitive looma, partitive looma)
- animal
- (informal) mammal
Declension
Derived terms
- loomaaed
- metsloom
Pnar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lom/
Noun
loom
- hill
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