thole
A pin in the side of a boat which acts as a fulcrum for the oarsA pin in the side of a boat which acts as a fulcrum for the oars.
Meaning
3 sensesA pin in the side of a boat which acts as a fulcrum for the oars.
Dolle
a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
A pin, or handle, of the snath (shaft) of a scythe.
A cupola, a dome, a rotunda; a tholus.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English thō̆le (“a peg”), from Old English þol, þoll (“oar-pin, rowlock; tholeFrom Middle English thō̆le (“a peg”), from Old English þol, þoll (“oar-pin, rowlock; thole”), from Proto-West Germanic *þoll, from Proto-Germanic *þullaz, *þullō (“beam; thole”), from Proto-Indo-European *tūl-, *twel- (“bush; sphere”). The word is cognate with Danish told (“thole”), Dutch dol (“thole; oarlock”), Low German Doll (“thole; oarlock”).
Anglicization of Latin tholus (“cupola, dome, rotunda”), from Ancient Greek θόλος (thólos, “dome, vault”), further etymology uncertain but possibly cognate with θᾰ́λᾰμος (thắlămos, “bedroom; inner chamber”) and/or English dale. Doublet of tholus and tholos.
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