thole
noun
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
tholes
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present tense formof thole (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Fortunately we pulled with tholes and pins, or the gunwale and planks of the boat would have been wrenched off, and we should have foundered.
From Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 by Frederick Marryat
At the same time David, with that foresight which never forsook him, carefully examined the oars, and the tholes which serve to keep the oars in place.
From The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence by Eug?ne Sue
Young William dashed the sweat from his eyes, wiped his palms on his hips, and fitted the sweeps again to the wooden tholes.
From The Black Bag by Louis Joseph Vance
Fifty feet long it was, with mast, tholes and walking-boards for the arduous upstream work.
From The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman by Emerson Hough
If, now, we assume that the upper bank tholes were 5 ft.
From Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships by George C. V. Holmes
