A wooden rod sitting in a hole on the rail that a rope can be tied to temporarily. A useful improvised weapon aboard a sailing ship because they’re everywhere and just right for a club.

A wooden or iron pin fitting into a rail upon which to secure ropes.

a short bar of wood or metal to which ropes are secured, usually set in a socket in a PINRAIL at the vessel’s side

A wooden or iron pin fitting into a rail upon which to secure ropes.

A removable wooden, iron or brass pin fitted in a hole in the rail of a ship, used for securing and tying the running rigging. They were also handy clubs in case of hand-to-hand combat during boarding [..]

Iron or wood pin fitted into racks, around which lines can be belayed or secured.

a wooden or iron pin fitting into a rail upon which to secure lines.

Iron or wood pin fitted into racks, around which lines can be belayed or secured.

A short wooden rod to which a ship's rigging is secured. A common improvised weapon aboard a sailing ship, because they're everywhere, they're easily picked up, and they are the right s [..]

wooden pin for the temporary attachment of the free end of an element of the running rigging. FH2004

(nautical) Any of the short lengths of wood, iron or brass set up in convenient places on a ship to secure running rigging.