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A wooden or metal pin, set in the gunwale of a boat, to serve as a fulcrum for the oar in rowing.

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  1. n. A wooden or metal pin, set in the gunwale of a boat, to serve as a fulcrum for the oar in rowing.
  2. n. The pin, or handle, of a scythe snath.
  3. v. t. To bear; to endure; to undergo.
  4. v. i. To wait.
  5. n. a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
  6. n a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing