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1Thole — Thole, n. [Written also {thowel}, and {thowl}.] [OE. thol, AS. [thorn]ol; akin to D. dol, Icel. [thorn]ollr 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… …
2Thole pin — Thole Thole, n. [Written also {thowel}, and {thowl}.] [OE. thol, AS. [thorn]ol; akin to D. dol, Icel. [thorn]ollr 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 …
3thole — Ⅰ. thole [1] (also thole pin) ► NOUN ▪ a pin fitted to the gunwale of a rowing boat to act as the fulcrum for an oar. ORIGIN Old English. Ⅱ. thole [2] ► VERB Scottish or archaic ▪ …
4Thole — Thole, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tholed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tholing}.] [OE. [thorn]olen, [thorn]olien, AS. [thorn]olian; akin to OS. thol[=o]n, OHG. dol[=e]n, G. geduld patience, dulden to endure, Icel. [thorn]ola, Sw. t[*a]la, Dan. taale, Goth.… …
5Thole kaLanga — Thole ka Langa was the 2nd son of Langa ka Phalo, the founder of the amaMbalu sub group of the Xhosa nation …
6thole — thole1 [thōl] n. [ME tholle < OE thol, akin to ON thollr, Du dol < IE * teul < base * tēu , to swell > THUMB] a pin or either of a pair of pins made of metal or wood and set vertically in the gunwale of a boat to serve as a fulcrum… …
7The Tuskegee Airmen — is a 1995 HBO television movie based on the exploits of an actual groundbreaking unit, the first African American combat pilots in the United States Army Air Force, that fought in World War II, . PlotThe story starts with Hannibal Lee (Laurence… …
8thole — {{11}}thole (n.) peg, from O.E. þoll, from P.Gmc. *thulnaz (Cf. O.N. þollr, M.L.G. dolle, E.Fris. dolle, Du. dol), of unknown origin. No record of the word in English from c.1000 to mid 15c. {{12}}thole (v.) to be subjected to or exposed to, to… …
9thole — 1. verb /θəʊl/ a) To suffer or undergo. Seventy beds keeps he there teeming mothers are wont that they lie for to thole and bring forth bairns hale so God’s angel to Mary quoth. b) To endure, to tolerate, to put up with. 2 …
10thole — 1. n. (in full thole pin) 1 a pin in the gunwale of a boat as the fulcrum for an oar. 2 each of two such pins forming a rowlock. Etymology: OE thol fir tree, peg 2. v.tr. Sc. or archaic 1 undergo or suffer (pain, grief, etc.). 2 permit or admit… …
