thole : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: thole	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for thole
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thole n a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing Synonym(s): peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thole \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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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[d3]n, OHG. dol[c7]n, G. geduld patience, dulden to endure, Icel. [thorn]ola, Sw. t[86]la, Dan. taale, Goth. [thorn]ulan, L. tolerate, tulisse, to endure, bear, tollere to lift, bear, Gr. [?] to bear, Skr. tul to lift. [fb]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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thole \Thole\, v. i. To wait. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]