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    OARLOCK

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowingplay

    Synonyms:

    oarlock; peg; pin; rowlock; thole; tholepin

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("oarlock" is a kind of...):

    holder (a holding device)

    Holonyms ("oarlock" is a part of...):

    dinghy; dory; rowboat (a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled)

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