Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun oarlock

1 sense of oarlock

Sense 1
peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock -- (a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing)
       => holder -- (a holding device; "a towel holder"; "a cigarette holder"; "an umbrella holder")