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thole

1  [thohl] ,
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–noun
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
Also called thole⋅pin  [thohl-pin] .

Origin:
bef. 900; ME tholle, OE tholl; c. LG dolle, ON thollr; akin to ON thǫll young fir-tree
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thole  (n.)
"peg," from O.E. þoll, from P.Gmc. *thulnaz (cf. O.N. þollr, M.L.G. dolle, E.Fris. dolle, Du. dol), of unknown origin. No record of the word in Eng. from c.1000 to c.1440.
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