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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HALE, a. Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as a hale body.
HALE, n. Welfare. [Not in use.]
HALE, v.t. To pull or draw with force; to drag. This is now more generally written and pronounced haul, which see. It is always to be pronounced haul.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again" [syn: hale, whole] n
1: 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) [syn: Hale, Nathan Hale]
2: United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938) [syn: Hale, George Ellery Hale]
3: prolific United States writer (1822-1909) [syn: Hale, Edward Everett Hale] v
1: 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" [syn: coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force]
2: draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets" [syn: haul, hale, cart, drag]

Merriam Webster's

I. biographical name Edward Everett 1822-1909 American Unitarian clergyman & writer II. biographical name George Ellery 1868-1938 American astronomer III. biographical name Sir Matthew 1609-1676 English jurist IV. biographical name Nathan 1755-1776 American Revolutionary hero

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: partly from Middle English (northern) hale, from Old English h?l; partly from Middle English hail, from Old Norse heill — more at whole Date: before 12th century free from defect, disease, or infirmity ; sound; also retaining exceptional health and vigor <a hale and hearty old man> Synonyms: see healthy II. transitive verb (haled; haling) Etymology: Middle English halen, from Anglo-French haler, aler — more at haul Date: 13th century 1. haul, pull 2. to compel to go

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. adj. (esp. of an old person) strong and healthy (esp. in hale and hearty). Derivatives: haleness n. Etymology: OE hal WHOLE 2. v.tr. drag or draw forcibly. Etymology: ME f. OF haler f. ON hala

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If you describe people, especially people who are old, as hale, you mean that they are healthy. (OLD-FASHIONED) She is remarkable and I'd like to see her remain hale and hearty for years yet. ADJ: usu v-link ADJ

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Healthy, sound, strong, hearty, hardy, robust, well, in good health.

Moby Thesaurus

able-bodied, beefy, bouncing, bunkum, doughty, drag, draggle, draw, fit, flourishing, flush, forceful, forcible, forcy, full-blooded, full-strength, gutsy, gutty, hale and hearty, hard, hard as nails, hardy, haul, healthy, hearty, heave, hefty, husky, in the pink, iron-hard, lug, lusty, mighty, nervy, obstinate, potent, powerful, puissant, pull, red-blooded, right, robust, robustious, robustuous, rude, rugged, sane, snake, sound, stalwart, steely, stout, strapping, strong, strong as brandy, strong as strong, strong-willed, sturdy, take in tow, tow, trail, train, trawl, troll, tug, vigorous, vital, well, wholesome