thole Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
    pin; oarlock; rowlock; peg; tholepin.

WordNet

Thole noun
Etymology
OE. thol, AS. þol; akin to D. dol, Icel. þollr a fir tree, a young fir, a tree, a thole.
Definitions
  1. A wooden or metal pin, set in the gunwale of a boat, to serve as a fulcrum for the oar in rowing. Longfellow.
  2. The pin, or handle, of a scythe snath.
Thole transitive verb
Etymology
OE. þolen, þolien, AS. þolian; akin to OS. tholon, OHG. dolen, G. geduld patience, dulden to endure, Icel. þola, Sw. tåla, Dan. taale, Goth. þulan, L. tolerate, tulisse, to endure, bear, tollere to lift, bear, Gr. to bear, Skr. tul to lift. *55. Cf. Tolerate.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Tholed ; present participle & verbal noun Tholing
Definitions
  1. To bear; to endure; to undergo. Obs. or Scot. Gower.
    So much woe as I have with you tholed. Chaucer.
    To thole the winter's steely dribble. Burns.
Thole intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To wait. Prov. Eng. & Scot.

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