"Thowl" is a word in ENGLISH
A rowlock.
A thole pin.
Two types of leaders: there are thinkers and there are doers. Some are idea generators and others are the implementers.
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One of Microsoft's finest technicans was drafted and sent to boot camp. At the rifle range, he was given some instruction, a rifle, and bullets. He fired several shots at the target. The report came from the target area that all attempts had completely missed the target.The technician looked at his rifle, and then at the target. He looked at the rifle again, and then at the target again. He put his finger over the end of the rifle barrel and squeezed the trigger with his other hand. The end of his finger was blown off, whereupon he yelled toward the target area, "It's leaving here just fine, the trouble must be at your end!"
That part of an oar which is near the grip or handle and inboard from the rowlock.
Read the complete definitionTo wrap with something that dulls or deadens the sound of; as, to muffle the strings of a drum, or …
Read the complete definitionAn implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or …
Read the complete definitionThe notch, fork, or other device on the gunwale of a boat, in which the oar rests in rowing. See …
Read the complete definitionA projecting support for a rowlock, extended from the side of a boat.
Read the complete definitionA contrivance or arrangement serving as a fulcrum for an oar in rowing. It consists sometimes of a notch in …
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