Definition of Thole

1. Noun. A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing.

Exact synonyms: Oarlock, Peg, Pin, Rowlock, Tholepin
Group relationships: Dinghy, Dory, Rowboat
Generic synonyms: Holder

Definition of Thole

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

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

3. v. i. To wait.

Definition of Thole

1. Verb. To suffer or undergo. ¹

2. Verb. To endure, to tolerate, to put up with. ¹

3. Noun. a pin in the side of a boat which acts as a fulcrum for the oars ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Thole

1. to endure [v THOLED, THOLING, THOLES] - See also: endure

Medical Definition of Thole

1. 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. Origin: OE. Thol, AS. Thol; akin to D. Dol, Icel. Thollr a fir tree, a young fir, a tree, a thole. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thole

thnk
thnx
tho
tho'
tho't
thobe
thobes
thobut
thock
thof
thoft
thofts
thoght
thogoto-like viruses
thoil
thole (current term)
tholed
tholeiite
tholeiites
tholeiitic
tholemod
tholepin
tholepins
tholes
tholi
tholin
tholing
tholins
tholoi
tholos

Literary usage of Thole

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Anti-Jacobin Review and Magazine by John Boyd Thacher Collection (Library of Congress) (1803)
"... the merits of thole whole fame lias been long ... П/lly of this attack can only be dulv appreciated bv thole who have read th- publication ..."

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