Found 2 items, similar to thole.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: thole thole n : a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: peg, pin, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Thole 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. [1913 Webster] 2. The pin, or handle, of a scythe snath. [1913 Webster] Thole pin. Same as Thole. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] So much woe as I have with you tholed. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] To thole the winter's steely dribble. --Burns. [1913 Webster] Thole \Thole\, v. i. To wait. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster]