thole

1
[ thohl ]

noun
  1. a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.

Origin of thole

1
before 900; Middle English tholle,Old English tholl; cognate with Low German dolle,Old Norse thollr; akin to Old Norse thǫll young fir-tree
  • Also called thole·pin [thohl-pin]. /ˈθoʊlˌpɪn/.

Other definitions for thole (2 of 2)

thole2
[ thohl ]

verb (used with object),tholed, thol·ing.Chiefly Scot.
  1. to suffer; bear; endure.

Origin of thole

2
First recorded before 900; Middle English tholen, Old English tholian; cognate with Old Norse thola, Gothic thulan; akin to Greek tlênai “to bear, endure,” Latin tolerāre (see tolerate)

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British Dictionary definitions for thole (1 of 2)

thole1

tholepin (ˈθəʊlˌpɪn)

/ (θəʊl) /


noun
  1. a wooden pin or one of a pair, set upright in the gunwales of a rowing boat to serve as a fulcrum in rowing

Origin of thole

1
Old English tholl, related to Middle Low German dolle, Norwegian toll, Icelandic thollr

British Dictionary definitions for thole (2 of 2)

thole2

/ (θəʊl) /


verb
  1. (tr) Scot and Northern English dialect to put up with; bear

  2. an archaic word for suffer

Origin of thole

2
Old English tholian; related to Old Saxon, Old High German tholōn, Old Norse thola to endure: compare Latin tollere to bear up

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