the space between two oars

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• interscalm — interscalm(e Antiq. rare 0. (ˈɪntəskælm) [ad. L. interscalmium, f. inter between + scalmus, Gr. σκαλµός a peg to which an oar was strapped, a thole pin: cf. intercolumn.] The space between two of the thole pins to which the oars were strapped in… …   Useful english dictionary

• interscalme — interscalm(e Antiq. rare 0. (ˈɪntəskælm) [ad. L. interscalmium, f. inter between + scalmus, Gr. σκαλµός a peg to which an oar was strapped, a thole pin: cf. intercolumn.] The space between two of the thole pins to which the oars were strapped in… …   Useful english dictionary