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A rowlock or oarlock (US) is a brace that attaches an oar to a boat. When a boat is rowed, the rowlock acts as a fulcrum, and, in doing so, the propulsive force that the rower exerts on the water with the oar ... What is oar pin? What are the supports for oars called? What is an oar pin called other than oar pin?
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butag oar pin; See putag. ... caiteag a small bit (H.S.D.), a basket for trouts (M`A. for Islands), basket (Sh.), a place to hold barley in (M`L.). For the first sense, cf. Welsh cat, a piece, Scottish cat, a rag. In Irish Latin the trout was called catus (Giraldus).
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While he was skilfully using the scoop, he perceived that one of the oar-pins of the old craft, worn by the oar, was on the point of breaking. "Philippe," cried he, to his son, who was occupied in unravelling a net, "bring me a bit of wood to make a new oar-pin." "All right," answered Philippe. ... "Monsieur called me?"
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The belaying pin-system was an early type of quick-release cleating system. The pins fit into holes in the fife-rail that are called "bung-holes"! ... >careening, or perhaps speculate at length on the design of galley oar; >blades.
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Yoal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Yoal , often referred to as the Ness Yoal , is a clinker built craft used traditionally in the Shetland Islands. It is designed primarily for rowing, but which also handles well under her trad...
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To save the gunwales from wear, at each 'aer', (oar), position a block of hard wood, the 'routh', was fixed in position with two wooden pegs called 'routh pins'. Sticking up from the 'routh' was the 'kabe', a hardwood peg, against which the 'aer' was rowed.
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