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- DictionaryThole/THōl/
noun
- 1. a pin, typically one of a pair, fitted to the gunwale of a rowboat to act as the fulcrum for an oar.
thole: [noun] either of a pair of pins set in the gunwale of a boat to hold an oar in place.
Jun 2, 2024 · Philostratus relates that the king's house in Babylon had a roof of brass, which shone like lightning, and that in that house there was a chamber, whose ceiling was a thole (that is, a concave hemisphere) made in imitation of some system of the heaven, and with sapphire-coloured stones, […] and from the thole were suspended four golden doves, or iynges, who were called the Tongues of the Gods.
Thole definition: a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.. See examples of THOLE used in a sentence.
(Nautical Terms) a wooden pin or one of a pair, set upright in the gunwales of a rowing boat to serve as a fulcrum in rowing
thole: 1 n a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing Synonyms: oarlock , peg , pin , rowlock , tholepin Type of: holder a holding device
Examples of how to use “thole” in a sentence from Cambridge Dictionary.
Thole definition: A thole pin. Origin of Thole From Middle English tholen, tholien, from Old English þolian (“to thole, endure, suffer, undergo" ), from Proto ...
thole, n.¹ meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
a pin or either of a pair of pins made of metal or wood and set vertically in the gunwale of a boat to serve as a fulcrum for an oar
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