thole /ˈθol/
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Thole n. [Written also thowel, and thowl.]
1. A wooden or metal pin, set in the gunwale of a boat, to serve as a fulcrum for the oar in rowing.
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.] To bear; to endure; to undergo. [Obs. or Scot.]
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.]
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thole
n : 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]