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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Thole \Thole\, noun [Written also {thowel}, and {thowl}.] [OE. thol, AS. [thorn]ol; akin to D. dol, Icel. [thorn]ollr a fir tree, a young fir, a tree, a thole.]
1. A wooden or metal pin, set in the gunwale of a boat, to serve as a fulcrum for the oar in rowing. --Longfellow.
2. The pin, or handle, of a scythe snath.
{Thole pin}. Same as {Thole}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Thole \Thole\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Tholed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tholing}.] [OE. [thorn]olen, [thorn]olien, AS. [thorn]olian; akin to OS. thol[=o]n, OHG. dol[=e]n, G. geduld patience, dulden to endure, Icel. [thorn]ola, Sw. t[*a]la, Dan. taale, Goth. [thorn]ulan, L. tolerate, tulisse, to endure, bear, tollere to lift, bear, Gr. ? to bear, Skr. tul to lift. [root]55. Cf. {Tolerate}.] To bear; to endure; to undergo. [Obs. or Scot.] --Gower.
So much woe as I have with you tholed. --Chaucer.
To thole the winter's steely dribble. --Burns.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Thole \Thole\, verb (used without an object) To wait. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
thole
noun: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: {peg}, {pin}, {tholepin}, {rowlock}, {oarlock}]
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