thole

¹

[ thohl ]

noun

1. a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.

thole

²

[ thohl ]

verb (used with object)

, Chiefly Scot.

, tholed, thol·ing.

1. to suffer; bear; endure.

thole

¹

/ θəʊl /

verb

1. dialect.
   tr to put up with; bear
2. an archaic word for suffer

thole

²

/ ˈθəʊlˌpɪn; θəʊl /

noun

1. a wooden pin or one of a pair, set upright in the gunwales of a rowing boat to serve as a fulcrum in rowing

Word History and Origins

Origin of thole¹

before 900; Middle English tholle, Old English tholl; cognate with Low German dolle, Old Norse thollr; akin to Old Norse thǫll young fir-tree

Origin of thole²

First recorded before 900; Middle English tholen, Old English tholian; cognate with Old Norse thola, Gothic thulan; akin to Greek tlênai “to bear, endure,” Latin tolerāre ( tolerate )

Word History and Origins

Origin of thole¹

Old English tholian; related to Old Saxon, Old High German tholōn, Old Norse thola to endure: compare Latin tollere to bear up

Origin of thole²

Old English tholl, related to Middle Low German dolle, Norwegian toll, Icelandic thollr

Example Sentences

We know how he feels about those "s**thole" countries.

From Salon

He has openly expressed his contempt for subhuman vermin from s**thole countries poisoning the blood of our country.

From Salon

"Our data helps remove treatment barriers for patients with a history of multiple traumatic events," says Thole Hoppen.

From Science Daily

"A great enemy is upon us: Joanna Roscoe and her army of Channel 8 viewers! This is not the first foe we have met, nor will it be the last. They may outnumber us. They may have a satellite truck and a sky-high chopper or whatever the f**k . . . But this s**thole on Staten Island is our home!"

From Salon

Then comes the reveal I've been bracing for since that first glimpse of Steve pounding the speed bag in their bedroom: He screams at Miranda "This is my house. My house! … I made it! This kitchen, I built it. It was a s**thole before I did everything. I did everything here! This floor. The fireplace. The f**king bookshelf. All of it — it's my house. My house."

From Salon