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What's The Definition Of 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}.
\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.]