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tholing

Variant of thole

noun

a pin or either of a pair of pins made of metal or wood and set vertically in the gunwale of a boat to serve as a fulcrum for an oar

Origin: ME tholle < OE thol, akin to ON thollr, Du dol < IE *teul- < base *tēu-, to swell > thumb

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