ROWLOCKS
Noun
rowlocks
plural of rowlock
Source: Wiktionary
ROWLOCK
Row"lock ( colloq. , n. Etym: [For oarlock; AS. *rloc, where the
second part is skin to G. loch a hole, E. lock a fastening. See Oar,
and Lock.] (Naut.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition