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concent (iou) and rowlock (medicine)


concent (iou)



concent noun & verb. Now rare or obsolete. L16.
[Latin concentus, from concinere sing together, harmonize, formed as CON- + canere sing. Cf. CONCINNATE verb.]
A. noun. Harmony (of sounds, or fig.), concord, accord; a harmonious combination of voices etc. L16.
B. verb trans. & intrans. Harmonize. L16-M17.

rowlock (medicine)


rowlock


A contrivance or arrangement serving as a fulcrum for an oar in rowing. It consists sometimes of a notch in the gunwale of a boat, sometimes of a pair of pins between which the oar rests on the edge of the gunwale, sometimes of a single pin passing through the oar, or of a metal fork or stirrup pivoted in the gunwale and suporting the oar.

Origin: For oarlock; AS. Rloc, where the second part is skin to G. Loch a hole, E. Lock a fastening. See Oar, and Lock.

Source: Websters Dictionary