THOLE Definition & Meaning

thole

[ thohl ]

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noun

a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.

thole

[ thohl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

Chiefly Scot.

tholed, tholing.

to suffer; bear; endure.

thole

/ ˈθəʊ��ˌpɪn; θəʊ�� /

noun

a wooden pin or one of a pair, set upright in the gunwales of a rowing boat to serve as a fulcrum in rowing

thole

/ θəʊ�� /

verb

dialect.
tr to put up with; bear
an archaic word for suffer

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of thole¹

before 900; Middle English tholle, Old English tholl; cognate with Low German dolle, Old Norse thollr; akin to Old Norse �ٳ�ǫ�� young fir-tree

Origin of thole²

First recorded before 900; Middle English tholen, Old English tholian; cognate with Old Norse thola, Gothic thulan; akin to Greek �ٱ�ê�Բ�� “to bear, endure,” Latin �ٴǱ�� ( tolerate )

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of thole¹

Old English tholl, related to Middle Low German dolle, Norwegian toll, Icelandic thollr

Origin of thole²

Old English tholian; related to Old Saxon, Old High German �ٳ�Ǳ�ō��, Old Norse thola to endure: compare Latin tollere to bear up

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We know how he feels about those "s**thole" countries.

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He has openly expressed his contempt for subhuman vermin from s**thole countries poisoning the blood of our country.

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Lemon then cited Trump once referring to “s--thole” countries and claimed he mistreats African-Americans as examples of Trump’s racist actions.

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“Why are we having all these people from s--thole countries come here?”

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Just last month, Cuomo used the phrase “bulls---t” on-air to emphasize his objection to President Trump’s Goya endorsement and the network famously uncensored the term “s--thole countries” back in 2018.

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