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oar-hole|ˈɔəhəʊl|
Also 5 arehole.
The hole in the side of a galley, etc. through which an oar passes.
14..Nom. in Wr.-Wülcker 737/32 Hoc columber, a are⁓hole. 1436Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 197 Eche of them an ore toke in hande, At *ore-holes viij., as I understonde. 1648–78Hexham Dutch Dict., Riem-gaten, Roey-gaten, the Oar-holes to put out the Oars. 1880Wallace Ben-Hur iii. ii, Each oar-hole was a vent through which the labourer..had plenty of sweet air. |