4 entries under this word
n. Written also thowel and throwl. [A-S. thol, O. D. & L. Ger. dolle, N. D. dol, Icel. thollr, post, pin.] 1. A pin inserted into the gunwale of a boat, to keep the oar in the rowlock, when used in rowing. 2. The pin or handle of a scythe-snath.
v. t. [A-S. tholian, O. Sax. tholōn, tholian, tholoian, O. Fries. tholia, Goth. thulan, Icel. thola, Sw. tåla, Dan. taale, Prov. Ger. tola, O. H. Ger. doljan, dolōn, dolēn, dultjan, dultan, M. H. Ger. doln, dulden, N. H. Ger. dulden, allied to Lat. tolerare, tulisse, Gr. ταλάω, τλάω, τλῆναι.] To bear; to endure; to undergo. [Obs.]
v. i. [See supra.] To wait. [Prov. Eng.]
n. [Lat. tholus, Gr. θόλος.] The roof of a temple. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
☞ “Not properly an old word, but an affected Latinism.” Nares.