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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024thole1 (thōl),USA pronunciation n. a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar. Also called thole•pin (thōl′pin′).USA pronunciation - bef. 900; Middle English tholle, Old English tholl; cognate with Low German dolle, Old Norse thollr; akin to Old Norse thǫll young fir-tree
thole2 (thōl),USA pronunciation v.t., tholed, thol•ing. [Chiefly Scot.]- Scottish Termsto suffer;
bear; endure.
- bef. 900; Middle English tholen, Old English tholian; cognate with Old Norse thola, Gothic thulan; akin to Latin tolerāre (see tolerate), Greek tlênai to bear, endure
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: thole /θəʊl/, tholepin /ˈθəʊlˌpɪn/ n - a wooden pin or one of a pair, set upright in the gunwales of a rowing boat to serve as a fulcrum in rowing
Etymology: Old English tholl, related to Middle Low German dolle, Norwegian toll, Icelandic thollr thole /θəʊl/ vb - (transitive) Scot Northern English dialect to put up with; bear
- an archaic word for suffer
Etymology: Old English tholian; related to Old Saxon, Old High German tholōn, Old Norse thola to endure: compare Latin tollere to bear up |