thole-pin

A form of tholepin — A thole.

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Meanings

nounthole-pin (plural thole-pins)

plural thole-pins

  1. alternativeAlternative form of tholepin.

    Davidson’s boat had steadied down and the bow oarsman, hurriedly peaking his oar by placing the end in a socket on the side of the boat opposite the thole-pins, had grabbed a harpoon and was bracing himself for the throw.

    1961, Tom Mead, Killers of Eden, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 7
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APA

thole-pin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thole-pin

MLA

“thole-pin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thole-pin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thole-pin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thole-pin.

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