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Webster 1913 Edition
Thole
Thole
,Noun.
[Written also
thowel
, and thowl
.] [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.
Thole
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Tholed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tholing
.] [OE.
þolen
, þolien
, AS. þolian
; akin to OS. tholōn
, OHG. dolēn
, 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. [GREEK] to bear, Skr. tul
to lift. √55. Cf. Tolerate
.] 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
,Verb.
I.
To wait.
[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Thole
THOLE
, n.1.
A pin inserted into the gunwale of a boat, to keep the oar in the row-lock,when used in rowing.2.
The pin or handle of a sythe-snath.THOLE
,Verb.
T.
To bear; to endure; to undergo.
THOLE
,Verb.
I.
THOLE
,Noun.