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Dole

Dole (dole)
n.(d1913 webster dictionaryl)
Dole
[OE. deol, doel, dol, OF. doel, fr. doloir to suffer, fr. L. dolere; perh. akin to dolare to hew.]
  1. grief; sorrow; lamentation.
    [Archaic]

    And she died.
    So that day there was dole in Astolat.     Tennyson.

Dole

Dole (dole)
n.
Dole
  1. See Dolus.

Dole

Dole (dole)
n.
Dole
  1. Distribution; dealing; apportionment.

    At her general 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 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 beer, beer bestowed as alms. [Obs.] -- Dole bread, bread bestowed as alms. [Obs.] -- Dole meadow, a meadow in which several persons have a common right or share.

Dole

Dole (dole)
v. t.(d1913 webster dictionaryl)
Dole
[imp. *** p. p. Doled (d&omacr]ld); p. pr. *** vb. n. Doling.]
  1. 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.













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