thole1
/θəʊl
/(also thole pin)
noun
A pin, typically one of a pair, fitted to the gunwale of a rowing boat and on which an oar pivots.He relates the importance of the thole, which secures the oar to the boat, and notes that towing was the expedition's worst job assignment.
Origin
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dol.
Rhymes
thole2
/θəʊl/verb [with object] Scottish or archaic
Endure (something) without complaint or resistance; tolerate: if there’s one thing I can’t thole it’s a lie...
- They cannot thole the fact that the painting sold for £750,000.
- I couldn't thole the voice, but I wouldn't mind the view, if you get my meaning.
- Perhaps because he had known hard times himself he could thole the hard times of the nation.
Origin
Old English tholian, of Germanic origin.