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thole  (thl)

n.

A thole pin.

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[Middle English tholle, thole pin, from Old English thol; see teu- in Indo-European roots.]

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thole ¹ or tholepin

Noun

one of a pair of wooden pins set upright in the gunwale on either side of a rowing boat to serve as a fulcrum in rowing [Old English tholl]

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thole ²

Verb

[tholing, tholed] Scot & N English to bear or put up with

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

thole - a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing oarlock, rowlock, tholepin, peg, pin dinghy, dory, rowboat - a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled holder - a holding device; "a towel holder"; "a cigarette holder"; "an umbrella holder"