thole

¹ American  

[thohl] / θoʊl /

noun

1. a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.

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thole ² American  

[thohl] / θoʊl /

verb (used with object)

Chiefly Scot.

tholes, present (3rd person singular) tholed, past participle, past tholing present participle

1. to suffer; bear; endure.

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thole ¹ British  

/ θəʊl /

verb

1. dialect (tr) to put up with; bear

2. an archaic word for suffer

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thole ² British  

/ ˈθəʊlˌpɪn, θəʊl /

noun

1. a wooden pin or one of a pair, set upright in the gunwales of a rowing boat to serve as a fulcrum in rowing

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Other Word Forms

Conjugated Forms

Present

• has tholed
  perfect 3rd person singular
• have tholed
  perfect
• have been tholing
  perfect progressive
• has been tholing
  perfect progressive 3rd person singular
• is tholing
  progressive 3rd person singular
• tholing
  participle
• am tholing
  progressive 1st person singular
• are tholing
  progressive
• tholes
  singular 3rd person

Past

• had tholed
  perfect
• were tholing
  progressive plural
• was tholing
  progressive singular
• tholed
  participle
• had been tholing
  perfect progressive
• tholed
  simple

Future

• will thole
  simple
• will have tholed
  perfect
• will be tholing
  progressive
• will have been tholing
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of thole¹

before 900; Middle English tholle, Old English tholl; cognate with Low German dolle, Old Norse thollr; akin to Old Norse thǫll young fir-tree

Origin of thole²

First recorded before 900; Middle English tholen, Old English tholian; cognate with Old Norse thola, Gothic thulan; akin to Greek tlênai “to bear, endure,” Latin tolerāre ( see tolerate)

Example Sentences

"Our data helps remove treatment barriers for patients with a history of multiple traumatic events," says Thole Hoppen.

From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2024

Kyle Higashioka is the top candidate for backup catcher behind Gary Sánchez, with non-roster invitees Kratz, Iannetta and Thole trying to beat him out.

From Washington Times • Feb. 7, 2020

Kyle Higashioka is the top candidate for backup catcher behind Gary Sánchez, with non-roster invitees Kratz, Iannetta and Thole trying to beat him out.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2020

Thole has hit .242 in eight seasons with the New York Mets and Blue Jays.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2019

Thole pins, pins to keep the oars in place.

From The New McGuffey Fourth Reader by McGuffey, William Holmes