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oar-hole

oar-hole is the alternative form of oarhole.

Meaning of oarhole

Noun

oarhole (plural oarholes)

  1. a slot or opening in the side of a galley or ship through which an oar is fitted
    • Oarholes were sealed when not in use by wooden covers that rotated in place to keep out water. A slot cut into the oarhole allowed the blade of the oar to pass through the oarhole so oars could be deployed entirely inboard of the ship.2016, William R. Short, Icelanders in the Viking Age

Forms of oar-hole

pluraloar-holes

Questions about oar-hole

What is oar-hole the alternative form of?
Oar-hole is the alternative form of oarhole.

Words near oar-hole in the dictionary

  1. OAPs
  2. oar
  3. oar blade
  4. oar blades
  5. oar in someone's boat
  6. oar-hole
  7. oar-holes
  8. oarage
  9. oarblade
  10. oarblades
  11. oare

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