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 of.
Etymology: OE tholian f. Gmc