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fitlinn

nounobject

wooden foot brace inside rowing boat

A short wooden strip fixed inside a boat for an oarsman to brace his feet against while rowing.

Example in use

He set the fitlinn firm an' rowt awa

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/FIT-lin/

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Origin & context

scotsolderneutral

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