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Meanings of tholepin in English

Catalan
piu

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