tholepin

• Ein Pflock oder Stift, der am Dollbord eines Bootes befestigt ist und dem Riemen als Auflagepunkt dient, um ihn beim Rudern zu halten.

A pin or peg attached to the gunwale of a boat that serves as a fulcrum for an oar, keeping it in place while rowing.

1. Oar holderC2formal

   A pin or peg attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds an oar in place and serves as a fulcrum for rowing.

   Dollenpflock

   • The rower adjusted the oar against the tholepin for a better stroke.
   • Old wooden boats often have tholepins instead of rowlocks.
   • He replaced the broken tholepin before the race.

   Synonymeoarlockpegpinrowlockthole