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thole pin


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A wooden pin fixed in the gunwale of a rowing boat to which, by means of a grommet, an oar is held when it is being pulled. A more usual method is to use two thole pins close together, with the oar between them. They are a substitute for a crutch or a rowlock.

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thole pin
in The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea (2) Length: 56 words
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in The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Length: 24 words

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