Associations to the word «Thole»
Noun
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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.