Thole

·vi To Wait.

II. Thole ·noun The pin, or handle, of a scythe snath.

III. Thole ·noun A wooden or metal pin, set in the gunwale of a boat, to serve as a fulcrum for the oar in rowing.

IV. Thole ·vt To Bear; to Endure; to Undergo.

thole
1) to brook or endure. Derb. Thole a while ; i. e. stay a while. Chaucer has THOLED for suffered. Ab...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
thole
[from the Anglo-Saxon thol]. Certain pins in the gunwale of a boat, instead of the rowlock-poppets, ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
thole-pin
[from the Anglo-Saxon thol]. Certain pins in the gunwale of a boat, instead of the rowlock-poppets, ...

The Sailor's Word-Book