THOLE, noun 1. A pin inserted into the gunwale of a boat, to keep the oar in the row-lock, when used in rowing. 2. The pin or handle of a sythe-snath. THOLE, verb transitive [Latin tollo, tolero.] To bear; to endure; to undergo. THOLE, verb intransitive [supra.] To wait. [Local.] THOLE, noun [Latin tholus.] The roof of a temple. [Not used or local.]
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