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Definitions for: Thole
[n] a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
Webster (1913) Definition: Thole, n. [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.
Thole, v. t. [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.
Thole, v. i.
To wait. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Synonyms: oarlock, peg, pin, rowlock, tholepin
See Also: dinghy, dory, holder, rowboat
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