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单词 oar-hole
释义

oar-holen.

Brit. /ˈɔːhəʊl/, U.S. /ˈɔrˌ(h)oʊl/
Forms: see oar n. and hole n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oar n., hole n.
Etymology: < oar n. + hole n. Compare earlier oarlock n.
Now chiefly historical.
A hole or opening in the side of a galley or other oared ship through which an oar is fitted.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > other parts of body of vessel > [noun] > opening in side of vessel > for oar or scull
oar-holea1450
row port1758
scull-hole1843
oar-port1849
sculling-hole1874
sculling-notch1933
sculling score1946
a1450–1500 ( Libel Eng. Policy (1926) 970 Eche of them an ore toke in honde At the ore-holes.
a1500 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 737 Hoc columber, a arehole.
1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Riem-gaten, the Oar-holes to put out the Oars.
1851 S. F. Baird tr. J. G. Heck Iconogr. Encycl. III. p. xxxiv/1 (caption) Rudder... Oar... Oar-holes.
1880 L. Wallace Ben-Hur iii. ii Each oar-hole was a vent through which the labourer..had plenty of sweet air.
1900 Mod. Lang. Notes 15 51/1 Oar-holes, or at least holes which unmistakably served as such, are not found in the remains of any Germanic boat ante-dating the viking period.
1993 Washington Post (Nexis) 13 June e1 I counted 15 oar holes on each side..which means it carried a crew of at least 30 rowers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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