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Thole

🔄 Synonyms of "Thole"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
pegnoun	A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
pinnoun	A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
oarlocknoun	(nautical) A usually U-shaped device attached to the gunwale of a rowboat to hold the oars in place while rowing.
rowlocknoun	(nautical, chiefly British) A usually U-shaped pivot attached to the gunwale (outrigger in a sport boat) of a boat that supports and guides an oar, and provides a fulcrum for rowing; an oarlock.
tholepinnoun	A thole.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Thole"

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Word	Definition
tholepinnoun	A thole.
pegnoun	A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
pinnoun	A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
oarlocknoun	(nautical) A usually U-shaped device attached to the gunwale of a rowboat to hold the oars in place while rowing.
rowlocknoun	(nautical, chiefly British) A usually U-shaped pivot attached to the gunwale (outrigger in a sport boat) of a boat that supports and guides an oar, and provides a fulcrum for rowing; an oarlock.
pinsnoun	(US) Acronym of person in need of supervision (“a juvenile not currently living with a parent or guardian”).
throenoun	A severe pang or spasm of pain, especially one experienced when the uterus contracts during childbirth, or when a person is about to die.
sufferverb	(intransitive) To feel pain.
thurlnoun	(agriculture, chiefly in the plural) Either of the rear hip joints where the hip connects to the upper leg in certain animals, particularly cattle; often used as a reference point for measurement.
toilnoun	Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.
thirlnoun	(dialectal) A low door in a dry-stone wall to allow sheep to pass through; a smoot.
thropplenoun	(chiefly Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland) Alternative spelling of thrapple. [(chiefly Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland) The throat, especially the gullet or windpipe.]
stewnoun	(uncountable, countable) A dish cooked by stewing.
moidernoun	(US, dialect, archaic, transitive) murder
holenoun	A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
tirenoun	A child's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore. Also tier.
thrutchverb	(UK dialectal, Northern England) To push; press; shove; thrust.
thracknoun	(obsolete, transitive) To load or burden.
thoroughgoverb	(transitive, obsolete) To go through.
gripenoun	A complaint, often a petty or trivial one.