rowlock

English Thesaurus

1. a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	holder,
definition	:	a holding device (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	dinghy, dory, rowboat,
definition	:	a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled (noun.artifact)