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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn vocabulary
8 nautical terms (boats, equipment, etc.)
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rowlock
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synonyms: oarlock, thole-pin ???
tags: [nautical]
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Definition:Defn: 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.Noah Webster. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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It was that dull kind of a regular sound that comes from oars working in rowlocks when it's a still night.
Mark Twain. Huckleberry Finn
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