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Webster 1913 Edition
Dole
Dole
(dōl)
, Noun.
[OE.
deol
, doel
, dol
, OF. doel
, fr. doloir
to suffer, fr. L. dolere
; perh. akin to dolare
to hew.] grief; sorrow; lamentation.
[Archaic]
And she died.
So that day there was
So that day there was
dole
in Astolat. Tennyson.
1.
Distribution; dealing; apportionment.
At her general
Each receives his ancient soul.
dole
,Each receives his ancient soul.
Cleveland.
2.
That which is dealt out; a part, share, or portion also, a scanty share or allowance.
3.
Alms; charitable gratuity or portion.
So sure the
They stood prepared to see the manna fall.
dole
, so ready at their call,They stood prepared to see the manna fall.
Dryden.
Heaven has in store a precious
dole
. Keble.
4.
A boundary; a landmark.
Halliwell.
5.
A void space left in tillage.
[Prov. Eng.]
Dole
(dōl)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Doled
(dōld)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Doling
.] To deal out in small portions; to distribute, as a dole; to deal out scantily or grudgingly.
The supercilious condescension with which even his reputed friends
doled
out their praises to him. De Quincey.
Webster 1828 Edition
Dole
DOLE
,Noun.
1.
The act of dealing or distributing; as the power of dole and donative. [Not in use.]2.
That which is dealt or distributed; a part, share or portion.3.
That which is given in charity; gratuity.4.
Blows dealt out.5.
Boundary. [Not in use.]6.
A void space left in tillage. [Local.]DOLE
,Noun.
DOLE
,Verb.
T.