Thole (chiefly dialectal) means to endure or bear.
Thole (principalmente dialetal) significa suportar ou aguentar.
| Front | thole \THOHL\ |
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| Back | verb chiefly dialect: endure. ["Thole" is one of the English language's oldest words -- it existed in Middle English in its current form and in Old English with the form "tholian" -- but in these modern times it tholes only in the corners of England's northern dialects. It has the same origin as "tolerate": both come from the Greek word "tlenai," meaning "to bear." Unrelated to this "thole" is the (also very old) noun "thole," which can be used as a synonym of "peg" or "pin" or can refer to either of a pair of pins set in the gunwale of a boat to hold an oar in place. This "thole" comes from Greek "tylos," meaning "knob" or "callus."] "There was now temptation to resist, as well as pain to thole." |
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