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Pronunciation : Thole, n. [Written also thowel
Part of Speech : and
Etymology : [OE. thol, AS. ?ol; akin to D. dol, Icel. ?ollr a fir tree, a young fir, a tree, a thole.]
Definition : 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.

thowl.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Thole
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. ?olen, ?olien, AS. ?olian; akin to OS. tholon, OHG. dolen, G. geduld patience, dulden to endure, Icel. ?ola, Sw. t?la, Dan. taale, Goth. ?ulan, L. tolerate, tulisse, to endure, bear, tollere to lift, bear, Gr. tul to lift. *55. Cf. Tolerate.]
Definition : Defn: 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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Tholed; p. pr. & vb. n. Tholing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Thole
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To wait. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913