thole

thole
1. verb /θəʊl/
a) To suffer or undergo.

Seventy beds keeps he there teeming mothers are wont that they lie for to thole and bring forth bairns hale so God’s angel to Mary quoth.

b) To endure, to tolerate, to put up with.
2. noun /θəʊl/
a pin in the side of a boat which acts as a fulcrum for the oars

, 1973: The oars squeaked against the tholes, the blades dipped with a steady beat, and the sun beat down: the boat crept across the sea. — Patrick OBrian, HMS Surprise


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