I would sit impatiently thinking with what an unusual amount of noise the oars worked in the thowels. --Dickens. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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.] 1. A wooden or metal pin, set in the gunwale of a boat, to serve as a fulcrum for the oar … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thowel — variant of thole * * * thowel(l, thowl(e obs. ff. thole n.1 and v … Useful english dictionary
Thowl — Thowel Thow el, Thowl Thowl, n. [See {Thole}.] (Naut.) (a) A thole pin. (b) A rowlock. [1913 Webster] I would sit impatiently thinking with what an unusual amount of noise the oars worked in the thowels. Dickens. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thowell — thowel(l, thowl(e obs. ff. thole n.1 and v … Useful english dictionary
thowl — thowel(l, thowl(e obs. ff. thole n.1 and v … Useful english dictionary
thowle — thowel(l, thowl(e obs. ff. thole n.1 and v … Useful english dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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.] 1. A wooden or metal pin, set in the gunwale of a boat, to serve as a fulcrum for the oar … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
