Word: rowlock
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: row
lock
Definition: a pivot attached to the gunwale (outrigger in a sport boat) of a boat that supports and guides an oar, and provides a fulcrum for rowing; an oarlock .
Morphemes:
Affix: oar
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat.
Affix: lock
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To raise or lower (a boat) in a lock.