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   Thole

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   • 1. a pin, typically one of a pair, fitted to the gunwale of a rowboat to act as the fulcrum for an oar.

   Word Origin Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dol.

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   What is the root word of Thole?

   • From Middle English, from Old English þol ("thole, oar-pin"), from Proto-Germanic *þullaz, *þullō ("thole, beam"), from Proto-Indo-European *tūl-, *twel- ("sphere, bush"). Cognate with Dutch dol ‎ ("thole"), German Dolle ‎ ("oar-lock, thole"), Danish toll ‎ ("thole").

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   • n. Any of a series of igneous rocks similar in composition to basalt but having more silica and iron and less aluminum. [After Tholei (Tholey), municipality in Saarland, Germany, where it is found .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   What does Thole mean?

   • Unrelated to our featured word thole, there is another (also very old) thole, which can be used as a synonym of peg or pin, or can refer to either of a pair of pins set in the gunwale of a boat to hold an oar in place. Middle English, from Old English tholian — more at tolerate

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   What does thole pin mean?

   • Thole pin. A pin in the side of a boat which acts as a fulcrum for the oars. To suffer; endure; undergo. (now Scotland, Northern Ireland, Northern England) To endure, to tolerate, to put up with.

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   Thole can be a verb meaning to endure or a noun meaning a pin or peg. Learn about its etymology, history, and usage with examples and related words.

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   Thole definition: a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.. See examples of THOLE used in a sentence.

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   (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /θəʊl/

   (General American) IPA(key): /θoʊl/

   Rhymes: -əʊl

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   From Middle English thōle, from tholen, tholien, from Old English þolian, from Proto-West Germanic *þolēn, from Proto-Germanic *þulāną (“to suffer”), from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“to bear, suffer; to support”), compare Norwegian Bokmål tåle.

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   From Middle English thō̆le (“a peg”), from Old English þol, þoll (“oar-pin, rowlock; thole”), from Proto-West Germanic *þoll, from Proto-Germanic *þullaz, *þullō (“beam; thole”), from Proto-Indo-European *tūl-, *twel- (“bush; sphere”). The word is cognate with Danish toll (“thole”), Dutch dol (“thole; oarlock”), Low German Doll (“thole; oarlock”).

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   Anglicization of Latin tholus (“cupola, dome, rotunda”), from Ancient Greek θόλος (thólos, “dome, vault”), further etymology uncertain but possibly cognate with θᾰ́λᾰμος (thálamos, “bedroom; inner chamber”).

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   Thole has three meanings in English: to suffer, to endure, or to tolerate; a pin in a boat or a scythe; or a cupola or a dome. Learn the etymology, pronunciation, synonyms, and translations of thole in different contexts.

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   thole: 1 n a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing Synonyms: oarlock , peg , pin , rowlock , tholepin Type of: holder a holding device

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   Thole can be a noun meaning a pin in a boat or a verb meaning to endure or suffer. Learn the origin, synonyms and examples of thole from various sources.