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In natural English speech, "rowlock" appears in contexts such as: "I--what have you been doing, then?' 'Is it so nice as all that?' asked the Mole shyly, though he was quite prepared to believe it as he leant back in his seat and surveyed the cushions, the oars, the rowlocks, and all the fascinating fittings, and felt the boat sway lightly under him.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

IPA/ˈɹoʊˌlɑk/

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I--what have you been doing, then?' 'Is it so nice as all that?' asked the Mole shyly, though he was quite

prepared to believe it as he leant back in his seat and surveyed the cushions, the oars, the rowlocks, and all the fascinating fittings, and

felt the boat sway lightly under him.

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noun

A usually U-shaped 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.

“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.”

Synonyms:oarlock

noun

A brick, for example in a course of brickwork, that is laid vertically with its tallest but slimmest side facing down, and its shortest face facing the outside of the wall (oriented so that it is taller than it is wide).

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