adj. Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired.
n. Health, welfare.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired.
n. Welfare.
v. To pull; to drag; to haul.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To drag; draw; pull; move by dragging.
To vex; trouble; worry; “pull and haul.”
To get by solicitation or importunity.
To go or come by means of drawing, pushing, or pressing; push or press on; move on; proceed.
n. A violent pull; a haul; the act of dragging forcibly.
n. A rake with long teeth for raking pebbles from brooks.
n. An instrument for hanging a pot over a fire.
Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired in health: as, hale of body.
Whole; entire; unbroken; without a break or other impairment.
n. Safety; welfare: same as heal.
To pour out.
n. A tent; a pavilion; a temporary shelter.
n. A pseudo-archaic form of hole.
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adj. exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
v. draw slowly or heavily
n. United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)
n. a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
n. prolific United States writer (1822-1909)
v. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :
Word Usage
"The English word "health" comes from the Old English word hale, meaning "wholeness, a being whole, sound or well,"."