(a) A thole pin. (b) A rowlock. I would sit impatiently thinking with what an unusual amount of noise the oars worked in the thowels. Dickens.
A prefix signifying back, against, again, anew; as, recline, to
lean back; recall, to call back; recede; remove; reclaim, to call out
against; repugn, to fight against; recognition, a knowing again;
rejoin, to join again; reiterate; reassure....
