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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hale \Hale\ (h[=a]l), a. [Written also {hail}.] [OE. heil, Icel. heill; akin to E. whole. See {Whole}.] Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as a hale body. Last year we thought him strong and hale. --Swift. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hale \Hale\, n. Welfare. [Obs.] All heedless of his dearest hale. --Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hale \Hale\ (h[=a]l or h[add]l; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Haled} (h[=a]ld or h[add]ld); p. pr & vb n. {Haling}.] [OE. halen, halien; cf AS holian, to acquire, get See {Haul}.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hale adj : exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again" [syn: {whole}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Hale, CO Zip code(s): 80735 Hale, MI Zip code(s): 48739 Hale, MO (city, FIPS 29908) Location: 39.60519 N, 93.34324 W Population (1990): 480 (239 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64643
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