thole

verb
UK /θəʊl/
US /θoʊl/

To put up with something hard or painful without giving up.

The old sailor had to thole the freezing wind for hours.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A wooden peg or pin on a boat that holds an oar in place.

He slipped the oar into the thole before rowing.

3. A pin or handle used in a door or window.

The old door turned on a rusty thole.

4. To endure or suffer something quietly and patiently.

She chose to thole her grief in silence.