Associations to the word «Thole»

Wiktionary

THOLE, verb. (intransitive) To suffer.
THOLE, verb. (transitive) (now Scotland) (Northern Ireland) (Northern England) To endure, to tolerate, to put up with.
THOLE, noun. A pin in the side of a boat which acts as a fulcrum for the oars
THOLE, noun. The pin, or handle, of a scythe snath.

Dictionary definition

THOLE, noun. A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats