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.

tholed, tholing

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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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

Adrian Thole, from Caerphilly, paid for 12 sessions for his 15-year-old daughter Hannah, but only five were delivered.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2024

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

From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2024

Possible candidates to fill that role this season include John Ryan Murphy, Nick Hundley, Jett Bandy, Josh Thole, Tim Fedorowicz, Adam Moore or a player of similar background.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2019

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2019

By the advice of a prudent director, he then embraced an eremitical life in a plain called Thole, near the foot of Mount Sinai.

From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Butler, Alban