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tholepin
 

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Noun tholepin has 1 sense
  1. peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock - a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
    --1 is a kind of holder
    --1 is a part of dinghy, dory, rowboat

Definitions from the Web

Term: tholepin

  1. Noun:

    • A wooden or metal pin, typically flat and thick, used to secure an oar in the rowlock.

    • Any pin or peg used to anchor or secure something.

    Example Sentences:

    • He carefully placed the tholepin in the rowlock before beginning to row.

    • The tholepin held the fishing boat's oars in place as they drifted on the lake.

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