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Meanings of tholepin in English

Catalan
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A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing.

piu
Usage of tholepin in English
1
Dr. von Koenigswald slipped the tholepin of an oarlock from its socket in the gunwale of the gilded dinghy.
Cat’s Cradle
2
One hundred yards more would have made all safe, though the boat three times pitched the oars from between the tholepins.
A Dream of the North Sea
3
Jamming his torch into the clutch of one of the tholepins, he seized the rifle and shot a quick glance ahead of him.
The Hilltop Boys on Lost Island
Frequent collocations
Translations for tholepin
Tholepin through the time