The Collaborative International Dictionary
Thole pin
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.-
The pin, or handle, of a scythe snath.
Thole pin. Same as Thole.
Usage examples of "thole pin".
Then he took one oar and locked its thole pin into a hole in the stern, so that he had a crude, but adequate, rudder.