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Definition of thowl
Thowl 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.
thowl 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.
