thole

[prettygoodword]

thole (THOHL) - n., a pin or pair of pins inserted vertically in the gunwale of a rowing boat to provide a fulcrum for an oar.


This one's old, dating back to Old English þol, with cognates in several Germanic languages. The Scots verb meaning to suffer or endure, we ignore -- it can thole in ignorance.

---L.

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Partly the Calvert Watkins insert (though he's directly credited only for the introduction, not actual section), but also cross-referenced from main entries. When I get chance later, I'll transcribe those. Though when I wrote this post, I was relying more on dictionary.com, which is more of an Random House house.

---L.