Middle English Dictionary Entry
thō̆le n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | thō̆le n.(1) Also tholle & (in cpds.) thol-, dol-, tō̆l-. |
| Etymology | OE þoll; also cp., esp. for form dol-, MDu., MLG dolle. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A peg; ~ bem, ?a block attached to a ship's gunwale to support the thole pin; ?the gunwale; ~ pin, a cart pin.
Associated quotations
- (1378-81) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 1106 : Willelmo Bis pro j pecia maremj; pro Tholbemes pro eadem bargia, iiij s.
- (1405-10) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 150 : ij Dolbemes emptis..in reparacione parue batelle.
- (1409) *Acc.Exch.K.R.44/11(3).m.1 [OD col.] : In iij peciis maeremii..pro tholes inde faciendis.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)492 : Tholle [Win: Thole], carte pynne: Cavilla.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)496 : Tolpyn [Win: toolpyn], idem quod Tholle, supra.