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Meaning of thowel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/θəʊ.(w)əl/

Definitions

  1. A tholepin in a boat.
  2. A rowlock.

Examples

“[…] I would sit impatiently thinking with what an unusual amount of noise the oars worked in the thowels.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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