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Hale
Open directlyHastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
HALE means to haul, to drag by force, before magistrates. Luke 12:58; Acts 8:3.
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
Welfare. [Obs.] All heedless of his dearest hale. Spenser.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. Etym: [OE. halen, halien; cf. AS. holian, to acquire, get. See Haul.]
2. To pull; to drag; to haul. See Haul. Chaucer. Easier both to freight, and to hale ashore. Milton. As some dark priest hales the reluctant victim. Shelley.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body. Last year we thought him strong and hale. Swift.