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  • n  a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

  • Quipped Columnist "William Hickey" of London's Daily Express: "Alas, poor Oxford! Torn 'twixt atom and rowlock, the sliding world and the sliding seat.

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