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thowel |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Thowel \Thow"el\, Thowl \Thowl\, n. [See {Thole}.] (Naut.) a A thole pin. b A rowlock. I would sit impatiently thinking with what an unusual amount of noise the oars worked in the thowels. --Dickens. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Thole \Thole\, n. [Written also {thowel}, and {thowl}.] [OE. thol, AS [thorn]ol; akin to D. dol, Icel. [thorn]ollr a fir tree, a young fir, a tree, a thole.] 1. A wooden or metal pin, set in the gunwale of a boat, to serve as a fulcrum for the oar in rowing. --Longfellow. 2. The pin, or handle, of a scythe snath. {Thole pin}. Same as {Thole}.
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