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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
dole
in Astolat.
Tennyson.

Dole

,
Noun.
[L.
dolus
: cf. F.
dol
.]
(Scots Law)
See
Dolus
.

Dole

,
Noun.
[AS.
dāl
portion; same word as
dǣl
. See
Deal
.]
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

(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.
[See Deal.]
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.
[L., pain, grief.] Grief; sorrow.

DOLE

,
Verb.
T.
To deal; to distribute. [Not used.]

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