Thole
Thole , noun
[Old English thol, Anglo-Saxon þol; akin to Dutch dol, Icelandic þollr a fir tree, a young fir, a tree, a thole.]
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.
Collocations (1)
Thole pin , Same as Thole.
Thole , transitive verb
[Old English þolen, þolien, Anglo-Saxon þolian; akin to Old Saxon tholōn, Old High German dolēn, German geduld patience, dulden to endure, Icelandic þola, Swedish tåla, Danish taale, Gothic þulan, Latin tolerate, tulisse, to endure, bear, tollere to lift, bear, Greek {not transcribed} to bear, Sanskrit tul to lift. r55. Compare Tolerate.]
To bear; to endure; to undergo. [Obsolete or Scottish] — Gower
So much woe as I have with you tholed.
To thole the winter's steely dribble.
Thole , intransitive verb
To wait. [Provincial English & Scottish]