Thole — Defs

01 n. A wooden or metal pin, set in the gunwale of a boat, to serve as a fulcrum for the oar in rowing.

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.

Phrases & compounds

Thole pin — Same as Thole.

02 v. t. To bear; to endure; to undergo.

imp. & p. p. Tholed; p. pr. & vb. n. Tholing

1.
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.

03 v. i. To wait.