| 单词 | rowlock |
| 例句 | Now he himself embarked, lay down, lay still, while oarsmen took their places at the rowlocks all in order. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The listening men obeyed him, climbing in to settle on their benches by the rowlocks, while he stood watchful by the stern. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Bono had, through his exertions—the boat being well nigh intractable, now swamped—snapped off the rowlock and a stave of the gunwale, wet with rot. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z They scrambled to their places by the rowlocks and all in line dipped oars in the grey sea. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z On rowlock brick, like you see under your door threshold, the problem is even more severe because the mortar joints are facing the sky. To prevent rot and mold behind your home’s brick walls, make sure the weep holes are not blocked 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z My father hurriedly looked around for a pair but then, further off, saw a wooden "pram" dinghy, its oars still in its rowlocks. The strange day my father saved Harold Wilson’s life - BBC News 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z And the sound of the regular sweep, and the shifting beat of the oar against the rowlocks, was distinctly heard by all present. The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale 2012-04-26T02:00:10.260Z If the oars are pulled in rowlocks, the bottom of the rowlock is to be considered as the gunwale in measuring the depth of the boat. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z It is alike at bow and stern, and the thirty rowlocks are reversible, so as to permit the boat to be navigated with either end forward. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z I saw only the pursuing boat, on which my eyes were fixed, heard only the measured rattle of the oars in the rowlocks. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z A far-away dog barked, a curlew screamed on the hill above him, the steady fall of a pair of oars in the rowlocks rose from the lake. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z Sallie, safely seated in the cockleshell below, laid a pair of muffled oars in the rowlocks and pushed quietly off from under the dripping overhang of the ship. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z “You just hear the clunking of the rowlocks, and you stop rowing and hear little splashings of the sea.” John Fairfax, Who Rowed Across Oceans, Dies at 74 2012-02-18T21:12:50Z Oar′lap, a rabbit with its ears standing out at right-angles to the head; Oar′-lock, a rowlock; Oars′man, one who rows with an oar; Oars′manship, skill in rowing.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z Higher up the creek six bells were struck upon a yacht, and then over the waters from the direction of the Tarifa came cautiously the wooden rattle of oars in the rowlocks of a boat. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z The very oars no longer chirped merrily in the rowlocks, but croaked in a way that got on the women's nerves. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z Then, with greased rowlocks and muffled oars, the Berthon made cautiously towards the pier. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z So did Nathan, pausing in his task of fitting a pair of oars to the rowlocks of a small boat that he had pushed out from the wall. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z The loser came up behind him leisurely, chatted, and shoved the winner past the post by rowlocks locking. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z They are fixed to the rowlock peg by leather thongs, which the boatman continually greases. Turkey Peeps at Many Lands 2011-09-21T02:00:31.190Z Then came the noise of oars in the rowlocks. The Heroes of the School or, The Darewell Chums Through Thick and Thin 2011-09-03T02:00:19.963Z I would hear nothing harsher than the dripping of the water from their blades, or musical rhythm of rowlock. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z The sound of oars creaking in rowlocks drew his attention, and he looked across the quiet cove. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z She had a flush gunwale, and the rowlocks were placed on the top of it. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Most distinct of all comes the regular sound of oars against the tholepins or rowlocks of a boat moving on the lake many fields away. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z It was near twenty minutes before Hull and Commendone heard the chunk of the oars in the rowlocks. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z Pins of hard, dry birch, driven into the logs and tied together at the tops, formed rowlocks, and the craft was provided with four large paddles, or oars, hewed out with an ax. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z Fancy having your oars hitched on to an iron peg, instead of running free in rowlocks. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z Inrigged craft glide off each other when gunwales collide, whereas outriggers foul rowlocks of other boats, and cause delay and even accidents. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Fortunately our guns and cartridges were made up into bundles with waterproof canvas, so no harm was done beyond losing a rowlock. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Then waiting until the numbness had practically disappeared, he grasped the gunwale and slowly raised himself until his head was level with one of the rowlocks, the poppet of which had fortunately been removed. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z Now another sound falls upon his ear; the welcome sound of oars plied sturdily in rowlocks. King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane 2011-06-17T02:00:22.043Z They looked sad and downcast, and one could see that they must be prisoners, even without discovering the ropes or heavy cords which tied their wrists to the rowlocks where they were seated. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z If a man sits square, with correct oar, rowlock, and stretcher, he does not naturally screw. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Profiting by last year’s lesson, Seyd had had two roomy dugouts fitted with oars and rowlocks, and early the next morning he rowed Caliban across himself. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z The men scrambled over the gunwale, and as soon as they were gone Denbigh took up his former position by the rowlock. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z "Ask your pardon, sir," said red jacket, tossing his sculls into the rowlocks, "that's a queer place for a gentleman to want." Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-17T02:00:19.780Z If you listen for a moment you'll hear the creaking of the oars in the rowlocks. A Crime of the Under-seas 2011-05-17T02:00:16.540Z Yesterday he was complaining that his rowlock was too high, and he had leave to lower it accordingly. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The cheerful roll of oars in the rowlocks returned wooden answer. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z Then it won't slip out of the rowlock and sail off, leaving you to wait until somebody happens along to pick you up. Ethel Morton at Chautauqua 2011-05-04T02:00:16.097Z Even then he fancied there was something surreptitious in their proceedings; for the oars, instead of rattling in their rowlocks, made scarce any noise, while their dip was barely audible, though so near. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z The moment it was released, the provoking bit of wood, as though possessed of a malicious instinct, slid from its rowlock, dropped into the water, and floated away. Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast 2011-03-24T02:00:12.337Z Thus the topmost oars of the tesseraconteres, of which the length was 53 feet, were exactly balanced at the rowlock. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z No sound reaches you in the darkness, but the recurring rattle of the sculls in the rowlocks, and the soft lapping of the tide. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z Levi had read of muffled oars, and he ordered each of the rowers to wind the garment not in use around the loom of his oar where it rested in the rowlock. Brother Against Brother The War on the Border 2011-02-09T03:00:46.430Z Even then he fancied there was something surreptitious in their proceedings; for the oars, instead of rattling in their rowlocks made scarce any noise, while their dip was barely audible, though so near. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z It was manned by four sturdy seamen, whose hands rested upon their oars, which were ready placed in their rowlocks. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z He can sit still and lay his sculls in the rowlocks, and thus practise turning the wrists sharply, on and off the feather, till he begins to feel more handy in this motion. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Dino doubled up his fist and struck one of the rowlocks tighter into its place. Vestigia Vol. II. 2011-02-04T03:00:22.950Z Site was long and narrow for her length, about thirty feet, and was provided with rowlocks for six oars. Brother Against Brother The War on the Border 2011-02-09T03:00:46.430Z I can almost hear eight distinct sounds as the oars turn in the rowlocks. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z Anna paddled her way dexterously out from among the fleet of boats riding at anchor in the little bay; then she seated herself, adjusted one oar, and looked about for the other rowlock. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z Detractors used to laugh sometimes to see him chalk off his seats, and say, ‘A rowlock here—a seat there.’ Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The organizers are more road wise, but not road weary: “One with the oars, the rowlocks, the grave figure in the prow,” as the Greek poet George Seferis put it. Letter From Cyprus: In a Divided Land, Lessons in Living Together 2010-08-15T19:20:00Z It had rowlocks for sixteen oars down each side, the gunwale was lined with shields, some of them well preserved, which had been originally painted alternately black and yellow. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn In modern sculling-boats a man must use swivels, for the reach of the sculler extends to a point which he could not reach with fixed rowlocks, as his sculls would lock before he got there. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z The sides are as thin as paper, and they wouldn't hold rowlocks if you could make them. Stranded in Arcady This causes the greater force of the stroke to be applied behind the rowlock, in contradiction of all old theories of fixed-seat oarsmanship. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z These should be equipped with life lines looped around the outside of the gunwhale, ring rowlocks, and an air tank placed under the bow and stern seats. Campward Ho! A Manual for Girl Scout Camps Then the oars had ceased creaking in the rowlocks and the boat was rocking very gently in the water. The Crimson Sweater The advocates of swivels contend that by their use the hands are eased on the recovery, and the jar that takes place when the oar turns on a fixed rowlock is absolutely abolished. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z She could hear the measured plash of the oars; the rhythmic rattle of the rowlocks. Through the Postern Gate A Romance in Seven Days The outrigged gig is liable to entanglement of rowlock in locks, and where craft are crowded, as at regattas. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Water glasses, first aid equipment, grappling irons, and extra boat equipment, such as oars, rowlocks, and boat hooks, should be kept on hand ready for instant use. Campward Ho! A Manual for Girl Scout Camps And there came the sound of creaking rowlocks. The Crimson Sweater Moreover—and here is the great advantage—you have in the thole-pin of a fixed rowlock an absolutely immovable surface, and the point of application of your power is always the same throughout the stroke. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z Again a signal, and they start for the shore, the oars in the rowlocks beating time to a sort of sea-march. Harper's Round Table, October 1, 1895 If he rolls, his one blade or other floats in the water, and being strung over at the rowlock, cannot well let his boat turn over, so long as he holds on to the handle. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The rowlocks, of which there are thirty, prove that the vessel was intended to be rowed in either direction. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships Like a swan the prow clove onward, Croaked the stern as croaks a raven, Hissed the rowlocks just as geese hiss. Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two Use your ears as well as your eyes, and listen for the rattle of the oars in the rowlocks. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z Now jump inside, you fellows, and fish out the rowlocks, and see that a couple of oars are handy. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War A rowlock may be too high or too low; it may rake one way or other, and so spoil the plane of the oar in the water. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z We also may notice that the sail was relied on as a principal means of propulsion, for there are apparently no notches or rowlocks for oars. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships Do not weep, O wooden vessel, Fret thyself, O boat with rowlocks! Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two They must have a sufficient pressure on the oar to prevent the button being forced out of the rowlock. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z A boat shot across the stream from the fort; the noise of the oars straining in the rowlocks was heard, and the bowman jumped ashore, holding the boat’s painter in his hand. The Ruined Cities of Zululand A man rowed them from one end, sitting on the gunwale, any old bit of rope being used in place of rowlocks to attach the rough peel-shaped oars to the sides of the boat. To Lhassa at Last As soon as he had finished his unappetizing meal, Rob clambered on board his "ark," as he mentally called her, and thrust the oars into the rowlocks. The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam No, you understand not rowing, You have split the wooden rowlocks, Ribs of juniper have shattered, Shattered quite the boat of aspen. Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two I ought to add that the use of swivel rowlocks is almost universal in America, and that all their Eights are built with the seats directly in a line in the centre of the boat. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z “It is the steady pull of oars in the rowlocks,” he said, speaking aloud, unconsciously. The Ruined Cities of Zululand It was that dull kind of a regular sound that comes from oars working in rowlocks when it's a still night. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade He jumped in, dropped upon the middle thwart, and fitted the oars in the rowlocks. The Destroying Angel “Now, then,” cried Jo, when the other rowlocks had been put in. Frontier Boys in the South Seas Yet it was joy to hear From out the darkness sounds grow clear at last, Of rattling rowlocks, and of creaking mast, And voices drawing near. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 The men had strained at the oars until the stout ash staves creaked and bent in the rowlocks. The Ruined Cities of Zululand I gave the alarm instantly, and at the same moment I heard distinctly the grating oars in their rowlocks, and the sound of a boat pulling off from the shore. Francezka All went still again, but, soon after, my ear detected the splashing of oars and the rattle of a badly fitting rowlock. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia Say, what did you do with the rowlocks?” Frontier Boys in the South Seas Eyes are strained through the darkness at the long tiers of barges, ears are alert to catch the click of oars in rowlocks. Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police The creak of the oars in their rowlocks was heard as a boat pulled out for the entrance, to see that all was clear to seaward. The Ruined Cities of Zululand There was that in the steady clack—clack-a of oar on rowlock to soothe the tremors of our moment of excited haste. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea Not a word was spoken until, above the swish of the water and the rattle of the rowlocks, the Eel said quietly, "We picked him up a little to wind'ard of here!" The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers “How do you think we are going to row without any rowlocks?” Frontier Boys in the South Seas But we slumbered peacefully as the unhappy woman whose doom every click of those oars in the rowlocks, like the ticking of some dreadful clock, was bringing nearer and nearer. Stories by American Authors, Volume 3 The creaking of the oars in the rowlocks was soon heard, as the shore-boat, impelled by the efforts of four powerful men, came sweeping up on the brig’s quarter. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Our Captains came down in batches, as a rule, and there would be great clatter of oars and shipping of rowlocks as their boats hauled alongside to take them off. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea The muffled rowlocks and sweeps had brought the boat almost full upon him in silence, and the ruffian who sought his life was springing into the bows armed with the boat-hook. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts Marjorie listened, and in the calm night she distinctly heard the grating of oars in rowlocks and the sound of a boat's bows dividing the water. The Adventure League Steadily the oars click in the rowlocks; stroke after stroke of the broad blades draws him away from the lessening line of land, over the wavering floor of the ocean, nearer the lonely rocks. Stories by American Authors, Volume 3 Below, two fishermen rowed a boat quietly out to sea, the sharp creaking of the rowlocks coming lazily to our ears in the pauses of the wind. The Thread of Gold A few fishing-boats were drifting out on the tide, with creak of oar and rowlock; and above all was the glare of the lighted streets and harbour lights of the great city. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea There was the boat, but oars and rowlocks were safely locked up in the builder's shed. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts The Chilean cruiser launched her 171 boat, eight sailors to each side of rowlocks, an ensign and a party of marines. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew For awhile she rowed with her oars full stretch on their rowlocks. The Island Mystery The boat must be provided with rowlock or a semicircular scoop in the stern, and the boat is propelled by working the oar at the stem, obliquely from side to side. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 The night was so still that I could hear distinctly the rattle of oars in rowlocks. The Red Hand of Ulster Water carries sound as nothing else does, and he heard them get into their boat very cautiously, slip oars into rowlocks, and paddle gently away. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts With perfect composure he seized the large scull-oar, placed it in the stern rowlock and pulled with all his strength, which was considerable, to turn the bow down stream. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880 Gorman fetched one of the iron rowlocks from the boat, but nothing could be done with it. The Island Mystery Then he sat down on the middle seat of the craft, placed the oars in the rowlocks, and commenced to row rapidly down the stream. Dave Porter and the Runaways Last Days at Oak Hall Shouts were heard on shore and the sound of oars in rowlocks. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson The second year included rowlock and bonded segmental arches; blocking, toothing, and corbeling; building and bonding of vaulted walls; polygonal and circular walls, piers and chimneys; fire-places and flues. One Way Out A Middle-class New-Englander Emigrates to America Cloth was wound round our oars where they rested in the rowlocks. Ben Comee A Tale of Rogers's Rangers, 1758-59 I heard them rattling in the rowlocks as plain as possible.” Hunting the Skipper The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop The oars, too, were carefully overhauled, scraped, pointed, and newly leathered; the rowlocks, in which they were to be placed, arranged, and nothing that skill or experience could suggest, was neglected to secure success. Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas It was wonderful what a pretty effect this gave, for they were not little boughs, but great branches stuck on the rowlocks in such a manner as to make the boat appear a veritable bower. Through Finland in Carts As Constans paddled out into the stream he heard the steady thumping of oars in rowlock. The Doomsman The negro had stopped coughing, and all was still, save the faint creaking of the masts and spars and the sounds of our oars in the rowlocks. Montezuma's Castle and Other Weird Tales “Now just wait until I get the oars into the rowlocks, and then you can push me off.” The Associate Hermits Shipping his oars, he began to row, using infinite care lest creaking rowlock or splashing blade betray him. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good The tholes of the oars were wrapped in cloth to deaden their rattle in the rowlocks. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 Kathleen could row, and she put the oars in the rowlocks, and sat down to scull. Grey Town An Australian Story The oars were very thick at the rowlock, tapering off to an almost straight blade, not more than five inches wide. A Girl's Ride in Iceland Also, poppets on the gunwale of a boat support the wash-strake, and form the rowlocks. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. He fell upon one of the rowlocks, which entered his back near the spine, inflicting a very severe injury, from whose effects he suffered for several years after. With Cochrane the Dauntless For a time nothing was heard save the measured thump of the oars in the rowlocks, as the boats plied to and fro between the two ships, transporting the captured crew to the "Sumter." The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 The vicar had brought his boat close beside Mr. Burnet's, and held the rowlocks of the latter while he asked questions. Littlebourne Lock She possessed a dimple in one cheek, and it was very busy while Judge Trent, his lips down-drawn, pushed both oars through the rowlocks beside her. The Opened Shutters To put some matting or canvas round the loom when rowing, to prevent its making a noise against the tholes, or in the rowlocks. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. That craft is only about fifteen miles off, and if this calm will last long enough we are bound to fetch her,” and I hastened to adjust the rowlocks into position for using both oars. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise They shouted again like madmen, and then listening intently heard a boat's keel grate on the beach, and then the welcome click of oars in the rowlocks. More Cargoes 1897 I now entered the dinghy, and having adjusted the thole pins and placed my oars on the rowlocks, I took my seat and pushed off from the shore. The Boy Tar Broken an oar, probably, or lost a rowlock. The Merryweathers It also implies to fix anything in its place, as "Ship the oars," i.e. place them in their rowlocks; "Ship capstan-bars." The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Having quickly disposed of my rather meagre breakfast, I got out the tool chest, and, using the plank which I had retrieved, made a cleat for the reception of a rowlock. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise Bobtail saw the boat, and heard the rapid thumps of the oars in the rowlocks. Little Bobtail or The Wreck of the Penobscot. Proceeding cautiously, guarding against the rattle of an oar in its rowlock, the pirates run their boat through the breakers, and approach the shore. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea I also made the men take off their coats, and use them to cover up their muskets, which were lying alongside the rowlocks. Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61 Throw them up out of the rowlocks, and raise them perpendicularly an-end; the act is intended as a compliment to a superior officer rowing by. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Then I fixed up an arrangement on each side of the raft whereby, with the aid of rowlocks, I could work a pair of sculls and so propel the raft through the water. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise They went on inexorably and the creaking of the oars in the rowlocks of the boat that had picked him up seemed to him to be the creaking of his arms and legs. Mufti The boat was pulling in swiftly now, and the "click-clack" of the rowlocks reached the listening ears of those on shore. The Ebbing Of The Tide South Sea Stories - 1896 Then the click-clack of the oars in the rowlocks made them look seaward, to utter a scream of astonishment at the strange sight of the crowded boat so suddenly appearing before them. Tessa 1901 The order to desist rowing, and throw the oars in out of the rowlocks. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The boat swerved again, hit the skiff about midway between the stem and the rowlocks, and the next moment the sculler was in the water. The World Peril of 1910 Not one failed to ship his oar, or drop it into the rowlock. The Boat Club or, The Bunkers of Rippleton Across the bay there came the clack of oars in rowlocks, pulled briskly, and voices. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories But after the noise of the oars in the rowlocks died away I heard no more, and look as I would, I never saw the lugger slip out of the deep shadow of the heughs. The Dew of Their Youth That in which the after starboard rowlock is placed, or where the after oar is rowed if single-banked. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. My uncle hurriedly took Pete’s place, seized the oar that was swinging from the rowlock, and began to pull so as to keep the boat from drifting, while I steered. Through Forest and Stream The Quest of the Quetzal At the second you will throw the loom of the oar out of the rowlock, and let it drag in the water; but you mustn't let go, or you will lose it. The Boat Club or, The Bunkers of Rippleton I touched that copper rowlock, and it quite burned my band.” Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy But nearly half an hour elapsed before the welcome sound of oars working in rowlocks faintly reached their ears, followed quickly by the shrill note of an officer’s whistle. In Search of El Dorado The order to cease rowing, by lifting the oars from the water, and poising them on their looms horizontally in their rowlocks.—Look to your oars! The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Still we could not see any boats, but the louder sound of oars in the rowlocks convinced us that they were approaching. Old Jack Then, without any command, you will ship the oar; in other words, drop the loom into the rowlock. The Boat Club or, The Bunkers of Rippleton My Europeans, on being ordered, jumped up, ran out and brought the boat to the waterʼs edge, and in a few minutes oars, rudder, and rowlocks were in her. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy "Must be oars working in the rowlocks," suggested Jack. Boy Scouts on Hudson Bay The Disappearing Fleet To remove any piece of timber from its situation in which it is generally used, as "unship the oars," lay them in the boat from the rowlocks; "unship the capstan bars," &c. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. When naval cutters are under sail the rowlock fittings are filled up with a piece of wood, which corresponds to the fitting. From Lower Deck to Pulpit The rail along the top of the boat in which the rowlocks are set. The Boat Club or, The Bunkers of Rippleton He therefore gave orders to a trusty ship-master to collect eight of the largest long-boats in the harbor, and, having muffled their oars and rowlocks, place them at Fenner's Wharf, near a noted tavern. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 Fainter grew the rumble of voices belonging to the unseen sailors; and the click-clack of oars working in the rowlocks also began to die away. Boy Scouts on Hudson Bay The Disappearing Fleet Grommets are also used with pins for large boats' oars, instead of rowlocks, and for many other purposes. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Someone had neglected to slip this piece of wood into the rowlock which held me by the foot. From Lower Deck to Pulpit Its prow entered the water, and those furthest ahead sprang into their places, whipping the long oars into the rowlocks for a struggle against the force of the next onrushing billow. Darry the Life Saver The Heroes of the Coast The work of preparation was completed none too soon; for about nine o'clock Mugford heard the rattle of oars in rowlocks, and saw boats gliding towards the "Franklin" through the darkness. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 They shouted again like madmen, until listening intently they heard a boat's keel grate on the beach, and then the welcome click of oars in the rowlocks. Sea Urchins Crutches are used instead of rowlocks, and also on the sides of large boats to support the oars and spars. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. They could hear the oars in the rowlocks and the shouts of the rowers. A Master Of Craft They pulled on in perfect silence, placing their handkerchiefs in the rowlocks to lessen the noise of the oars. Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy Joe had brought with him six strips of canvas; and handed these to the men, and told them to wrap them round the oars, so as to muffle them in the rowlocks. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) Some are so narrow as to require iron rowlocks extending a considerable distance beyond the sides of the boat for the oars to rest in. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships Unship them from the rowlocks, and place them fore and aft in the boat. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. There were also various other ropes attached to it for the same purpose, and loops of rope served for rowlocks. The Giant of the North Pokings Round the Pole The sculls bend like wands, the rowlocks creak, the thole-pins crack. The Red Man's Revenge A Tale of The Red River Flood The golden moonlight transfigured the scene; from the dreaming river came the creak of oars moving gently in their rowlocks; and the nightingale's song was dying softly, tenderly, on the quiet air. The Making of a Soul The larger sort do not require what we may call the outrigger rowlocks. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships He did not dare to row for he feared that the oars grating in the rowlocks might betray him. Army Boys on the Firing Line or, Holding Back the German Drive Launching the light boat, he fitted his rowlocks, and with a light pair of sculls rowed for an hour out into the Gulf, taking care to keep well to the eastward. Adrift in the Ice-Fields She got out the oars and dropped the rowlocks into their holes. Priscilla's Spies Dexter sat down on the thwart, and took the scull after Bob had contrived to give him a spiteful blow on the back with it before he extricated it from its rowlock. Quicksilver The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel “That comes o’ having bad thole-pins;” and he began to knock out the remains of the pin that formed the rowlock and which had broken short off. Menhardoc “Then I’ll make you,” cried Bigley fiercely, and lifting his oar out of the rowlocks he sent it along the gunwale, till he made it tap heavily against the back of Bob Chowne’s head. Devon Boys A Tale of the North Shore When there was no favourable wind the mast was unstepped and lashed on the outside of the boat under the rowlocks. Three Boys in the Wild North Land He arranged the oars and the rowlocks and then, standing ankle deep in the water, shoved her off. Priscilla's Spies “Ship my rowlocks!” as father would have said had he been there, but the Maxim made some of those blessed Arabs cough, I can tell you; ay, and put a goodish few to bed too! Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy Then, as he stepped aft and tossed the paddles into the rowlocks, he first got a glimpse of Sibylla’s still troubled face. The Missing Merchantman Bigley half pushed me over the thwart to that in front, and placed the oar in my hands; then, taking the other, he thrust it in the rowlocks, and asked me if I was ready. Devon Boys A Tale of the North Shore If a line joining Betelgeuze and Sirius be prolonged 18° southeast, it will point out Naos, a star of the second magnitude in the rowlock of the Ship. A Field Book of the Stars To the right, if you turn that way, is a counter at which you can buy anything, from galvanised iron rowlocks to biscuits and jam. Priscilla's Spies The oars could not get away, for they had rawhide rings nailed around near the handle to prevent them from slipping through the rowlocks. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 “Jonathan—do you know—I do believe—my rowlock socket is working loose.” More Jonathan Papers As they bent to their work and over the creak of the leather in the rowlocks the rumble and fume of the seven mile beach came mixed with the yelping and mewing of the gulls. The Beach of Dreams Clenk had stepped into the boat and seated himself, the oars rattling smartly in the rowlocks, the sound sharp on the misty air, as he laid hold on them. The Ordeal A Mountain Romance of Tennessee There's a new pair of rowlocks and I've a nice bit of rope for a halyard for the little lug. Priscilla's Spies The buccaneers made grummets, or rings, of it, for use in their row boats instead of tholes or rowlocks. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. Then his eyes fell on a pair of oars lashed, together with their metal rowlocks, to the sides of his raft. Under the Great Bear They, like well-ordered vassals, with assent Straightway prepared their food, and every sailor Fitted his oar-blade to the steady rowlock. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series When they once gained the open sea, the oars were placed in the rowlocks, and half an hour's rowing brought them alongside the fleet. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire She took a rowlock and shattered the jar which held the tongue. Priscilla's Spies The St. Ambrose fingered their oars, put a last dash of grease on their rowlocks, and settled their feet against the stretchers. The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book The only sound was the plash of the waterman's sculls and the grinding of the rowlocks. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' Rhodora began by dropping into the stern seat among the cushions, but the Gay Lady fitted two sets of oars into the rowlocks, and offered Rhodora the position of stroke. A Court of Inquiry The mate hung out the green signal lights, and in about an hour Captain Scraggs heard the sound of oars grating in rowlocks. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates The tongues are in glass jars which you can break with a stone or a rowlock. Priscilla's Spies The twist of the oars in the rowlocks, the rhythmical dip, and the ripple of water against the boat were restful in their monotony. Troublesome Comforts A Story for Children The oars were fast in the rowlocks, and stuck against beams or stones, and made hard work of getting the boat righted. Old Kaskaskia The ring of the German's rowlocks rose to treble pitch. Great Sea Stories A hasty application of an oar brought the boat's nose to the bank, and I was thrust in unceremoniously, the three others following, each man shipping an oar into the rowlocks. Gordon Craig Soldier of Fortune She was fitted with rowlocks for four oars, but apparently these had never been used. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 The boat shrugged uneasily with the movement of the oars, the rowlocks made of loops of twisted osier creaked, but one could not perceive that one was going forwards. The Luck of Thirteen Wanderings and Flight through Montenegro and Serbia The sleek oars dipped into the waves without a sound, and swung noiselessly in the worn rowlocks. In the Roaring Fifties The ring of the German rowlocks deepens—deepens—we see the green bow at our blades again. Great Sea Stories He could hear by the sound of the oars in the rowlocks that there were many rowers in the pursuing boat. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot I slipped my paddle forward into a rowlock, picked up the other, and, dropping upon the thwart, jerked the cockboat right-about-face to head her back for the schooner. Poison Island The Frenchman turned his head and made a noise like the rowlocks. The Luck of Thirteen Wanderings and Flight through Montenegro and Serbia Four slim oars lay along its bottom, and its rowlocks gleamed. Jewel's Story Book The ring of the German's rowlocks rose to treble pitch. Great Sea Stories He heard a faint creaking, as of oars in rowlocks, and stepped back to where Bulger was leaning against the mast. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India The wood that had been used for the splicing was rotten, and the friction in the rowlocks had almost worn it through. The Odds And Other Stories The flourish ended, the roar of the rowlocks sounded out again like the beating of a furious heart; the King turned his head again and said something, and the boat swept past. The King's Achievement Ned was too horror-struck to answer; above the clicking of the oars in the rowlocks he fancied he could hear the swish of the savage sharks rushing through the water at their living prey. The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel The ring of the German rowlocks deepens—deepens—we see the green bow at our blades again. Great Sea Stories But the "Cap'n," who was not so good-natured that he liked to have small boys answer for him, gravely considered the matter while he settled his oars in the rowlocks. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, May, 1878, No. 7. Scribner's Illustrated But I set the steering oar in the sculling rowlock aft, and did what I could in that way. A Sea Queen's Sailing In the meantime the two girls had placed the oars into the rowlocks and were rowing off as fast as their strength would permit. The Rover Boys on the River The Search for the Missing Houseboat George pulled a long sweeping stroke, bringing it up with a jerk that made the rowlocks sound sharply. The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel A strip was also nailed across the stern of the boat and formed with two central notches, to receive the rowlocks for a steering oar. The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island Something like laughter, or, as it were, the clapper of a scarer of birds, echoed among the rocks at the rattling of the rowlocks. Henry Brocken His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance At each end of the raft, a long oar is securely fixed, in temporary rowlocks for that purpose. Twenty-Seven Years in Canada West The Experience of an Early Settler (Volume I) Whereupon all the people in due order made provision of meat and fitted their oars to the rowlocks; and when night was come, every man-at-arms embarked upon the ships. Stories from the Greek Tragedians Vigorously they rowed, their bark was well nigh riven; backward bending the waves they beat, ardently plied: their oar-bands were broken, the rowlocks shattered. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson The aft edge of the seat was about 10 inches forward of the rowlocks. The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island With these rowlocks two oars of 7 feet long were used. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries Oars were rattled on rowlocks and feet began stamping on bottom boards. Hocken and Hunken Tardif was waiting, with his sails set and oars in the rowlocks, ready for clearing the harbor. The Doctor's Dilemma We could hear the sound of rowlocks, and saw the little white light bobbing up and down and now very close to us. Dutch Courage and Other Stories Thole Pin. the strips were nailed in place these notches formed sockets to receive the rowlocks. The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island Iron rowlocks were fitted to it, on the outside at b, e, fig. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries At least the sound of rapidly working rowlocks came to the girl's ears. Truxton King A Story of Graustark Sings a song and joins the framework; Sings a second, sets the siding; Sings a third time, sets the rowlocks; Fashions oars, and ribs, and rudder, Joins the sides and ribs together. Reviews The oars and rowlocks were put in place, the sail made ready for hoisting, and soon all was trim and ready to start. The Pilots of Pomona "I want to hear your rowlocks ring Like a good volley, all together." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 19, 1919 Such an awning is airy, roomy, and does not interfere with rowing if the rowlocks are fixed to the poles. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries Two of the men sat at the rowlocks, but the oars rested idly in the boat. Truxton King A Story of Graustark The ship swung to her cable, and then there seemed deep silence after the even roll and creak of the great sweeps in their rowlocks. Wulfric the Weapon Thane The low thud-thud of sculls in the rowlocks of a distant punt travels up the water. The Amateur Poacher As she did so she caught the sound of oars grating in rowlocks. The Rocks of Valpre She has mast and sail and one steering oar, but neither rowlocks nor other oars to fit in them. A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford After that the long oars rattled as they were run out, and their even roll and click in the rowlocks seemed to say that they were making up to some anchorage or wharf. A Prince of Cornwall A Story of Glastonbury and the West in the Days of Ina of Wessex Carved, too, were rowlocks and the ends of the thwarts, and all the feathered work was white and gold above the black of the boat's hull. Wulfric the Weapon Thane By the end of ten minutes, however, the wind carried with it the creak of rowlocks. The Rules of the Game The rowlocks were of a little-used type, but very serviceable in dangerous waters. Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico One peculiarity of the caique is that there are no rowlocks for the oars, which are held by a loop of leather fastened on the boat. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 25, April, 1873 With five dollars to pay for oars, and two dollars for paint, and some more for nails and rowlocks, and lock and chain, the boat would cost eighteen or twenty dollars just for the materials. The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol The Story of a Young Wireless Amateur Who Made Good as a Fire Patrol Carved, too, was the baling bowl, and the loom of the oar was carved in curving lines from rowlock leather to hand. Wulfric the Weapon Thane My rowlocks are five feet apart; double or more than double the greatest width of the boat. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 07, May, 1858 Inside the usual rowlock a heavy ring was hung, kept in place by strong set-screws, but allowing full play in every direction. Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico On approaching the water, I heard their voices,—hers in friendly persuasion, his in sentimental entreaty,—then the sound of oars in the rowlocks. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 52, February, 1862 On landing and examining the canoe, the first thing we saw therein was one of our cutter's rowlock ports and some shoes, one of which among the latter was known to belong to Mr. Woodhouse. A Narrative of a Nine Months' Residence in New Zealand in 1827 There was nothing in the boat but two oars which had not slipped out of their rowlocks, a leather scoop which had been tied to a thwart, and the aforementioned water. The Rudder Grangers Abroad and Other Stories There was no sound but the thud of oars in the rowlocks and the hollow bubble of the water at the stern, for they had fallen out of the hurry and were coming down alone. Master Skylark Two or three miles below this I had some difficulty in a rapid, as the pin of a rowlock lifted out of the socket when in the middle of rough water. Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico Wrappings of cloth were fastened round the rowlocks to prevent noise, twelve men took the oars, the boat was shoved down into the sea, and they started on their voyage. Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War For the sculls floated loose again in the rowlocks. The Obstacle Race There were two sets of rowlocks, with oars to match. Fun and Frolic The falls had been greased, the rowlocks muffled, and the crew took their places in perfect silence. Jack Archer He broke a rowlock before he landed, and had to use the substitute we had hung beside it. Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico He wondered why he had not heard the sound of the oars in the rowlocks. The Cruise of the Dazzler The sound made by the rowlocks grew more distinct. Tales of the Fish Patrol Uncomfortable rushes of water suggestive of gurgling and drowning, ghostly rattlings of iron chains, dismal clankings of discordant engines, formed the music that accompanied the dip of our oars and their rattling in the rowlocks. Reprinted Pieces He paused, listening, till he heard the regular grind of the oars in the rowlocks of the approaching boat then went on again. An Outcast of the Islands Some accident occurred, possibly the breaking of a rowlock, and they were carried into a rapid. Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico Joe noticed that the oars were muffled with sennit, and that even the rowlock sockets were protected with leather. The Cruise of the Dazzler I was hunting for it when the sound of rowlocks came to my ears. Tales of the Fish Patrol His voice was drowned in the noise of the oars beating in the rowlocks, and the reports of the rifles. Soldiers of Fortune Thorgeir then bent his back to the oars and pulled so violently that both the rowlocks carried away. Grettir the Strong, Icelandic Saga I nearly upset, and broke the pin of a rowlock, the released oar being jerked from my hand, sending me scrambling for an extra oar, when the boat swept into a swift whirlpool. Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico I can hear men's voices calling, near and far, and the roll and creak of oars in the rowlocks. Dracula She said nothing, and he put the oars into the rowlocks. Summer Raffles was kneeling on the landing-stage—luckily on a level with our rowlocks—and reaching down into the boat. Mr. Justice Raffles There was the rattle of oars in the rowlocks, then a man climbed on deck, others coming quickly after him, and in that moment Mrs. Selborne swung round and fired. The Master Detective Being Some Further Investigations of Christopher Quarles A month ago, With my own hands I painted it all fresh, Fitting new oars and rowlocks. The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 1 The rattle of the rowlocks and the plash of oars followed, while a voice cautioned the rowers to make less noise. In the Midst of Alarms Prosper judged it expedient to have his arms within reach; the more so as he could not help fancying he had heard the sound of rowlocks on the mere. The Forest Lovers She found the oars, pushed them into the rowlocks, and pulled gently to the opening. The Woman with the Fan He heard the splash of oars, and thumping rowlocks. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea With practised hands Ann untied the painter, affixed a light to the bows of the boat, dropped the sculls into the rowlocks, and rowed quietly out across the placid water. The Vision of Desire Not a sound jarred on the rhythmic purr of the oars in the rowlocks and the gentle lapping of the stream against the bow. The Yeoman Adventurer He could hear the sound of the oars working furiously in the rowlocks long after the fugitives must have passed the lower end of the island. The Strange Cabin on Catamount Island Obedient to the word, our seamen all Prepared their evening meal, then every man In order to the rowlock lashed his oar. Specimens of Greek Tragedy — Aeschylus and Sophocles Behind him he heard a word of command: then the splash of oars, and the regular thump of rowlocks. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea Once a cry reached me, thrilling with despair, although I could not catch the words, and again came to me plainly enough the clank of an oar in its rowlock. Wolves of the Sea Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manuscript of One Geoffry Carlyle, Seaman, Narrating Certain Strange Adventures Which Befell Him Aboard the Pirate Craft "Namur" The guards were rowing rapidly, the oars sounding in the rowlocks, evidently in the belief that we had made for the river. The Czar's Spy The Mystery of a Silent Love He was scarcely in the boat before he had the oars in the rowlocks, and began to pull for the shore. The Earth Trembled The oars of Norwegian boats are worked not in rowlocks, or crutches, or between thole pins, as at home, but on a single thole pin, to which they are attached by a "strop" or loop. Young Knights of the Empire : Their Code, and Further Scout Yarns The young man, also silent, took up the oars to fit them into the rowlocks, when suddenly Molly was seen scrambling to her feet. Sara, a Princess I could distinctly hear the rattle of the oars in the rowlocks, and the splash of the dipped blades, but could not discern the boat. Stories by English Authors: the Sea The girl clutched at her father's arm, standing as if frozen while the creak of rowlocks grew fainter and fainter and died away. The Silver Horde The saloon is square and roomy for the size of the vessel, and most things, from rowlocks to teapots, are kept under the seats in good nautical style. Travels in West Africa All four of us were lying down on the windward side, but to leeward the foam still bubbled up over the rowlocks. Seven Icelandic Short Stories More than once he fancied he heard an answer to his cries for help— the rattle of rowlocks or the splash of oars—but his ears proved unreliable. The Iron Trail Who the paddles and the rowlocks and the signal halyards, lost because of Neptune's whims and violence? Confessions of a Beachcomber Then from the water below them came the rattle of rowlocks and a voice cautiously muffled. The Spoilers The rowlocks were in their places, and rowing with extreme care so as to avoid making the slightest sound they made their way across the river. The Lion of the North A tale of the times of Gustavus Adolphus Let it 'bubble up over her rowlocks,' as we Icelanders say. Seven Icelandic Short Stories Hillers, with only one rowlock, could not use his oars, so the work devolved entirely on me. The Romance of the Colorado River The Story of its Discovery in 1840, with an Account of the Later Explorations, and with Special Reference to the Voyages of Powell through the Line of the Great Canyons She seemed borne along on a mystic river of gloom that hissed and gurgled about her, invisible but all-pervading, irresistible, monstrous, only the ceaseless, monotonous creak of the rowlocks breaking the silence. The Barrier Wrap some flannel round the rowlocks to muffle the sound. In the Reign of Terror The oars had been muffled with cloths so as to make no sound in the rowlocks. The Lion of the North A tale of the times of Gustavus Adolphus Pausing to listen, I heard next the working of oars in their rowlocks. The Guilty River A rudder being entirely out of place in the kind of navigation found in the canyons, a heavy rowlock was placed at the stern to hold a strong, eighteen-foot steering oar. The Romance of the Colorado River The Story of its Discovery in 1840, with an Account of the Later Explorations, and with Special Reference to the Voyages of Powell through the Line of the Great Canyons Libby got out a pair of heavy oars from the bottom of the boat, and, setting the rowlocks on either side, tugged silently at them. Dr. Breen's Practice My rowlocks are five feet apart; double the greatest width of the boat. Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works By and by came a pleasant sound-oars moving in a boat's rowlocks. Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion The creak of straining rowlocks and the even plash of dripping oars, muffled by the numbing curtain of the fog, broke through the silence. The Hermit of Far End For a long time nothing was audible in the boat but the regular dip of the oars, and their movement in the rowlocks. Desperate Remedies A shout!—HIS voice surely!—and the sound of oars in their rowlocks. A First Family of Tasajara There was the sound of oars working in rowlocks; nothing visible but the feathery edges of the waves. Villa Rubein, and other stories As the first livid gleams of light began to suffuse the water in which he floated, a creaking of rowlocks and a sound of voices reached his ears. The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series The rowlocks were covered with tow, and the oars made no noise whatever, except the scarce audible dip in the dark stream. Put Yourself in His Place It was broken, at last, by the sound of oars in their rowlocks; the boat was returning. The Crusade of the Excelsior The oars are curved, like golf or hockey-sticks, and are worked from the gunwale of the bark, though there is no indication of rowlocks. History of Phoenicia He sculled off, his oars rattlin' 'Hark from the tomb' in the rowlocks. The Depot Master He laid his hand on Francis's arm with a gesture for silence, then, invisible below, someone said, "Fifteen fathoms," and again the oars creaked audibly in the rowlocks. Michael Then a deep, distant roar— The rattle of rowlock, the rush of the oar. Mae Madden Wasub wiped the thwarts, ranged the mast and sail along the side, shipped the rowlocks. The Rescue A Romance of the Shallows Thus the hours passed, and the oars Plied without pause, and nothing but the sound Of the dull rowlocks and still watery sough, Far off, the carnage of the storm, was heard. Poems — Volume 1 He saw the boat boys knocked about, and one of them put in irons for three days with nothing to eat for the crime of breaking a rowlock while pulling. South Sea Tales Who are they that sit so silent, as he pulleth from the land — Nothing heard save rumbling rowlock, wave soft-breaking on the sand? An Anthology of Australian Verse There was plashing of oar And rattle of rowlock. Mae Madden Yet they continued to stare into the blackness in the direction in which the boat had disappeared, listening to the steady click of the oars in the rowlocks until it faded away and ceased. Adventure Fortunately a blacksmith was found outside the village, who promised to repair the broken rowlock early upon the following morning. Voyage of the Paper Canoe; a geographical journey of 2500 miles, from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, during the years 1874-5 I made certain that it contained the proper equipment of oars, rowlocks, and sail. The Sea Wolf They heard the babble of the men as they stumbled down the hill; the grinding of the boat on the rocks as they shoved off; the rattle of the oars in the rowlocks. The Ruling Passion; tales of nature and human nature Our men swing together and their oars swirl leisurely through the water, hump back in the rowlocks, splash sharply and go swishing back again. The New Machiavelli |
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