rowlock Rowleyan • rowport · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · rowlock · · Text Latin · · Script 7 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing. Synonyms: peg, pin, thole, tholepin, oarlock. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · peg · · Synonym 1 pin · · Synonym 2 thole · · Synonym 3 tholepin · · Synonym 4 oarlock · · Synonym 5 Characters · · c latin small letter c U+0063 k latin small letter k U+006B l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 w latin small letter w U+0077