thole

(t̸hōl)

noun

a pin or either of a pair of pins made of metal or wood and set vertically in the gunwale of a boat to serve as a fulcrum for an oar

Origin: ME tholle < OE thol, akin to ON thollr, Du dol < IE *teul- < base *tēu-, to swell > thumb

transitive verb tholed, tholing

Chiefly Brit., Now Dial. to suffer; endure; undergo

Origin: ME tholen < OE tholian < IE base *tel-, to bear > tolerate

See thole in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A thole pin.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English tholle, thole pin

Origin: , from Old English thol; see teuə- in Indo-European roots

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