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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Thole n. [Written also thowel, and thowl.]
 1. A wooden or metal pin, set in the gunwale of a boat, to serve as a fulcrum for the oar in rowing.
 2. The pin, or handle, of a scythe snath.
 Thole pin. Same as Thole.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Thow·el Thowl n.  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.
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