Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Thole \Thole\, v. i.
   To wait. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

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 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}.] [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. [thorn]ulan, L. tolerate, tulisse, to endure, bear,
   tollere to lift, bear, Gr. ? to bear, Skr. tul to lift.
   [root]55. Cf. {Tolerate}.]
   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.

Source : WordNet®

thole
     n : a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the
         oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: {peg},
          {pin}, {tholepin}, {rowlock}, {oarlock}]