THOLE

I. verb (~d; tholing) see: tolerate Date: before 12th century endure , II. noun Etymology: Middle English tholle, from Old English thol; akin to Old Norse thollr fir tree, peg, Greek tylos knob, callus Date: before 12th century either of a pair of pins set in the gunwale of a boat to hold an oar in place, peg , pin