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Webster 1913 Edition

Thole

Thole

,
Noun.
[Written also
thowel
, and
thowl
.]
[OE.
thol
, AS.
þol
; akin to D.
dol
, Icel.
þollr
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

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Tholed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Tholing
.]
[OE.
þolen
,
þolien
, AS.
þolian
; akin to OS.
tholōn
, OHG.
dolēn
, G. ge
duld
patience,
dulden
to endure, Icel.
þola
, Sw.
tåla
, Dan.
taale
, Goth.
þulan
, L.
tolerate
,
tulisse
, to endure, bear,
tollere
to lift, bear, Gr. [GREEK] to bear, Skr.
tul
to lift. √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

,
Verb.
I.
To wait.
[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Thole

THOLE

, n.
1.
A pin inserted into the gunwale of a boat, to keep the oar in the row-lock,when used in rowing.
2.
The pin or handle of a sythe-snath.

THOLE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. tollo, tolero.]
To bear; to endure; to undergo.

THOLE

,
Verb.
I.
[supra.] To wait. [Local.]

THOLE

,
Noun.
[L. tholus.] The roof of a temple. [Not used or local.]

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