Category:Thole

Thole, n. [written also thowel, and thowl.] Etym: [oe. thol, as. þol; Akin to d. dol, icel. 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. Thole pin. Same as thole.

Thole Thole, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tholed; p. pr. & vb. n. Tholing.] Etym: [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. tul to lift. *55. Cf. Tolerate.]

Defn: 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 Thole, v. i.

Defn: to wait. [prov. Eng. & scot.]