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thole

1  [thohl] ,
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–noun
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
Also called thole⋅pin  [thohl-pin] .

Origin:
bef. 900; ME tholle, OE tholl; c. LG dolle, ON thollr; akin to ON thǫll young fir-tree

thole

2  [thohl] ,
–verb (used with object), tholed, thol⋅ing. Chiefly Scot.
to suffer; bear; endure.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME tholen, OE tholian; c. ON thola, Goth thulan; akin to L tolerāre (see tolerate ), Gk tlênai to bear, endure
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thole   (thōl)   
n.  A thole pin.

[Middle English tholle, thole pin, from Old English thol; see teuə- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

thole  (v.)
"to be subjected to or exposed to, to endure without complaint," now Scottish and Northern Eng. dial., from O.E. þolian, from P.Gmc. stem *thul- (cf. O.S. tholon, O.H.G. dolon, Ger. geduld, O.N. þola, Goth. þulan), cognate with L. tolerare (see toleration).

thole  (n.)
"peg," from O.E. þoll, from P.Gmc. *thulnaz (cf. O.N. þollr, M.L.G. dolle, E.Fris. dolle, Du. dol), of unknown origin. No record of the word in Eng. from c.1000 to c.1440.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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