THOLE Thole, n. [Written also thowel, and thowl.] Etym: [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.
2. The pin, or handle, of a scythe snath. Thole pin. Same as Thole.
THOLE Thole, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tholed; p. pr. & vb. n. Tholing.] Etym: [OE. þolen, þolien, AS. þolian; akin to OS. tholon, OHG. dolen, 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. tul to lift. *55. Cf. Tolerate.]
Defn: To bear; to endure; to undergo. [Obs. or Scot.] Gower.
So much woe as I have with you tholed. Chaucer.
To thole the winter's steely dribble. Burns.
THOLE
Thole, v. i.
Defn: To wait. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
THOMAEAN; THOMEAN
Tho*mæ"an, Tho*me"an, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: A member of the ancient church of Christians established on the Malabar coast of India, which some suppose to have been originally founded by the Apostle Thomas.
THOMAS PHOSPHATE; THOMAS SLAG
Thom"as phos"phate or slag .