thole

noun

1. a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

Similar word(s): oarlock, peg, pin, rowlock, tholepin

Definition categories: man–made, holder

verb

1. (intransitive) To suffer.

2. (transitive, now Scotland, Northern Ireland, Northern England) To endure, to tolerate, to put up with.