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Thole
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What's The Definition Of Thole?
[n] a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
Synonyms | Synonyms for Thole: oarlock | peg | pin | rowlock | tholepin Related Terms | Find terms related to Thole: See Also | dinghy | dory | holder | rowboat Thole In Webster's Dictionary \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}.
\Thole\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tholed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tholing}.] [OE. [thorn]olen, [thorn]olien, AS. [thorn]olian; akin to OS. thol[=o]n, OHG. dol[=e]n, G. geduld patience, dulden to endure, Icel. [thorn]ola, Sw. t[*a]la, Dan. taale, Goth. [thorn]ulan, L. tolerate, tulisse, to endure, bear, tollere to lift, bear, Gr. ? to bear, Skr. tul to lift. [root]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. \Thole\, v. i. To wait. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] |
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