tholepin

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tholepin - a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowingoarlock, rowlock, thole, peg, pindinghy, dory, rowboat - a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelledholder - a holding device; "a towel holder"; "a cigarette holder"; "an umbrella holder"