rowl, rowle

[Etym. doubtful.] Nautical : 1. The sheave of a whip-tackle. 2. A light crane, formerly used in discharging cargo. *row-lit, s . [Fr. roulette .] A small wheel. row-lock (pron. rŭl-lock), s. [Eng. row (2), v., and lock .] Naut .: A crotch or notch on the gunwale of a boat, against which the oar works in rowing. Various devices are used: (1) Two short pegs or posts rising from the gunwale; (2) an iron stirrup pivoted in the gunwale; (3) an iron pin in the gunwale, and the oar fastened to it by a thong; (4) a pin in the gunwale pa ing through a hole in the oar; (5) a notch in the gunwale. row-lý-pow-lỹ, s. [ROLLYPOLLY.] *rown-er, s. [Eng.rown; -er.] One who whispers; a whisperer. ( Fox: Actes, p. 505.) rowte, v. i. [Rout (2), v.]