Associations to the word «Oarlock»

Wiktionary

OARLOCK, noun. A device attached to the gunwale of a rowboat to hold the oars in place while rowing.

Dictionary definition

OARLOCK, noun. A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope