| Hail (hail) |
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| n. | (h l) |
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| Hail |
| [OE. hail,
ha***yogh]el, AS. hægel, hagol; akin to D.,
G., Dan., *** Sw. hagel] Icel. hagl; cf. Gr.
ka`chlhx pebble.] |
Small roundish masses of ice
precipitated from the clouds, where they are formed by the
congelation of vapor. The separate masses or grains are called
hailstones.
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To pour down particles of ice, or frozen
vapors.
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To pour forcibly down,
as hail.
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Healthy. See Hale
(the preferable spelling).
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To call loudly to, or
after] to accost; to salute; to address.
To name; to designate; to call.
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To
declare, by hailing, the port from which a vessel sails or where she
is registered; hence, to sail; to come; -- used with from; as,
the steamer hails from New York.
To report as one's home or the place from
whence one comes; to come; -- with from.
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An exclamation of respectful or
reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.
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A wish of health; a
salutation; a loud call.
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