We use thorl pins in
wooden boats instead of rowlocks where the wood attached to the oar has a hole and the
wooden cheek's
weight counter balances the
weight of the length of the oar. interesting to know the connection with belaying pins and the quick release of the shrouds by knocking them out.
thowel
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.]
A
wooden or metal pin, set in the gunwale of a boat, to serve as a fulcrum for the oar in rowing.
--Longfellow.
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