thole
1a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
Origin of thole
1- Also called thole·pin [thohl-pin]. /ˈθoʊlˌpɪn/.
Other definitions for thole (2 of 2)
to suffer; bear; endure.
Origin of thole
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How to use thole in a sentence
They wanted to watch how Gourlay tholed the mention o' his son's disgrace.
The House with the Green Shutters | George Douglas BrownYe see this is a situation o things that canna be tholed ony langer.
Ah, Lucky, ye would na hae tholed the dirl o' the dints o' my hammer as she did.
Ringan Gilhaize | John GaltWe hae tholed a foray the night already, an' a double ane wad herrie us out o' house an' hauld.
The Three Perils of Man, Vol. 1 (of 3) | James HoggBut within me I felt desperately ill-prepared: yet, for the sake of the banner I carried, I tholed and said nothing.
The Men of the Moss-Hags | S. R. Crockett
British Dictionary definitions for thole (1 of 2)
tholepin (ˈθəʊlˌpɪn)
/ (θəʊl) /
a wooden pin or one of a pair, set upright in the gunwales of a rowing boat to serve as a fulcrum in rowing
Origin of thole
1British Dictionary definitions for thole (2 of 2)
/ (θəʊl) /
(tr) Scot and Northern English dialect to put up with; bear
an archaic word for suffer
Origin of thole
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