"Rowlock" is a word in ENGLISH
A contrivance or arrangement serving as a fulcrum for an
oar in rowing. It consists sometimes of a notch in the gunwale of a
boat, sometimes of a pair of pins between which the oar rests on the
edge of the gunwale, sometimes of a single pin passing through the oar,
or of a metal fork or stirrup pivoted in the gunwale and suporting the
oar.
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One of Microsoft's finest technicans was drafted and sent to boot camp. At the rifle range, he was given some instruction, a rifle, and bullets. He fired several shots at the target. The report came from the target area that all attempts had completely missed the target.The technician looked at his rifle, and then at the target. He looked at the rifle again, and then at the target again. He put his finger over the end of the rifle barrel and squeezed the trigger with his other hand. The end of his finger was blown off, whereupon he yelled toward the target area, "It's leaving here just fine, the trouble must be at your end!"
Originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars. The French, about 1650, transferred the name to …
Read the complete definitionTo move off or along by an act pushing, as with an oar a pole used by one in a …
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