Hale

[hale]

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)

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Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body.

Noun
prolific United States writer (1822-1909)

Noun
United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)

Noun
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)

Verb
draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets"

Verb
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"

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Adjective S.
exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"


a.
Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body.

n.
Welfare.

v. t.
To pull; to drag; to haul.


Hale

Hale , a. [Written also 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.

Hale

Hale, n. Welfare. [Obs.]
All heedless of his dearest hale.

Hale

Hale (h&amac;l ∨ h&add;l; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Haled (h'beld ∨ 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.
As some dark priest hales the reluctant victim.

Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body.

Welfare.

[OE. halen, halien; cf. AS. holian, to acquire, get. See Haul.]

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Usage Examples

In a few days an officer came to our camp, under a flag of truce, and informed Hamilton, then a captain of artillery, but afterwards the aid of General Washington, that Captain Hale had been arrested within the British lines condemned as a spy, and executed that morning.

Misspelled Form

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