One started to slip through the oarlock into the water. From Wordnik.com. [The Mad Ship]
Innis, who had broken his oarlock, sat erect; Wallace, at. From Wordnik.com. [O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920] Reference
Only Juma imitated Conan's act, breaking his oar at the oarlock and slipping his slave ring loose. From Wordnik.com. [Conan]
The brush of the next passing serpent snatched the oar from Jek's grip and tore the oarlock loose. From Wordnik.com. [Ship Of Destiny]
Andy was rowing as hard as was his brother until he suddenly jumped his left oar out of the oarlock. From Wordnik.com. [Frank and Andy Afloat The Cave on the Island] Reference
All sailed Venetian craft had oarlock; ALL boat craft had oar locks, so this doesn't mean its not a sailed boat. From Wordnik.com. [Giudecca at the End of the 19th Century] Reference
Bink tried to put the end of one oar against the ship, to push, but it didn't work because he could not maneuver the oar free of its oarlock. From Wordnik.com. [A Spell For Chameleon]
Reise ran alongside and managed to roll over the gunwale without snagging himself on the oarlock; he even kept hold of the oars, for a wonder. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of the Isles] Reference
Mechanically he leaned forward to lace the stretcher-shoes, letting the handle of his oar rest against his stomach; mechanically he tried to slide, tested the oarlock. From Wordnik.com. [O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920] Reference
The bar across the oarlock that keeps the oar in place. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The oarlock allows the rower to rotate the oar between the squared and feathered positions. From Wordnik.com. Reference
A wide collar on the sleeve of the oar that keeps the oar from slipping through the oarlock. From Wordnik.com. Reference
"Like an oarlock creaking," she told herself, "yet who would be out there at this time of night?". From Wordnik.com. [The Blue Envelope] Reference
A thin piece of plastic around the oar that keeps the oarlock from wearing out the shaft of the oar. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The adjustable footplate with built in shoes which allows the rower to adjust their position in the shell relative to the oarlock. From Wordnik.com. Reference
He took something like an oarlock from his pocket and fastened it to the stern of the boat; then with a paddle which worked in this oarlock one of the boys could guide the boat while the other turned the paddle wheels. From Wordnik.com. [Fifty Famous People] Reference
Sweep rowers, if the boat lists continuously on one side, have the rowers on the non listing side apply more continuous pressure of the oar against the oarlock throughout the stroke cycle. posted by: Xeno Muller (December 25, 2008). From Wordnik.com. Reference
Perhaps 20 years ago, I through bolted two short lengths of oak on either side of flange to give me a place to install oar lock sockets after the pop riveted plastic oarlock sockets bought the farm and its been good to go ever since. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
"Ich vermisse dich und freue mich ganz, ganz, dolle darauf, in einer woche mit dir zusammen unterwegs zu sein ..." dolle means thole or oarlock. thole = a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing oarlock = a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing they both mean the same so, dolle = thole Means. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference
"Innis has carried away his oarlock.". From Wordnik.com. [O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920] Reference
The oar attaches to the boat at the oarlock. From Wordnik.com. Reference
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