Noah Webster
Thole
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.]