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rowlock
7 letters · 6 distinct letters
- noun
a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
Word history
An alteration, based on row, of earlier oarlock, from Old English ārlōc, equivalent to oar + lock.
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Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 60: a larger list with less common words.
- How common it is
- Too rare to measure in everyday writing.
- In the spelling bee
- Bonus word It’s waiting for an editor’s review because it’s only in the less common word lists, and it’s rare in everyday writing. Until then it scores as a bonus word.