Thole

n.	1.	A wooden or metal pin, set in the gunwale of a boat, to serve as a fulcrum for the oar in rowing.
	2.	The pin, or handle, of a scythe snath. Thole pin Same as Thole.
v. t.	1.	To bear; to endure; to undergo. [imp. & p. p. Tholed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tholing.] So much woe as I have with you tholed. - Chaucer. To thole the winter's steely dribble. - Burns.
v. i.	1.	To wait.

Noun

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thole - a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing Synonyms: oarlock, rowlock, tholepin, peg, pin

dinghy, dory, holder, oarlock, peg, pin, rowboat, rowlock, tholepin