n. [ Written also thowel, and thowl. ] [ OE. thol, AS. þol; akin to D. dol, Icel. þollr 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 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tholed p. pr. & vb. n. Tholing. ] [ OE. þolen, þolien, AS. þolian; akin to OS. tholōn, OHG. dolēn, G. geduld patience, dulden to endure, Icel. þola, Sw. tåla, Dan. taale, Goth. þulan, L. tolerate, tulisse, to endure, bear, tollere to lift, bear, Gr. &unr_; to bear, Skr. tul to lift. √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 ]

v. i. To wait. [ Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]