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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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 )
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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
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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

Lemon then cited Trump once referring to “s--thole” countries and claimed he mistreats African-Americans as examples of Trump’s racist actions.

“Why are we having all these people from s--thole countries come here?”

Just last month, Cuomo used the phrase “bulls---t” on-air to emphasize his objection to President Trump’s Goya endorsement and the network famously uncensored the term “s--thole countries” back in 2018.

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