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Dole Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Dole? [n] (Great Britain) money received from the state [n] a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given Synonyms \| Synonyms for Dole: pogey \| pogy Related Terms \| Find terms related to Dole: accord \| ace \| adjunct \| administer \| administration \| adversity \| affliction \| afford \| aid \| alimony \| allocate \| allocation \| allot \| allotment \| allow \| allowance \| alms \| alms fee \| anguish \| annuity \| apportion \| apportionment \| assistance \| atom \| award \| benefit \| bestow \| bestow on \| big end \| bigger half \| bit \| bite \| bounty \| budget \| care \| charity \| chunk \| collection \| commission \| communicate \| compensation \| component \| confer \| contingent \| contretemps \| contribution \| cross section \| cut \| dab \| deal \| deal out \| depletion allowance \| destiny \| detachment \| detail \| disbursal \| disburse \| disbursement \| dish out \| dispensation \| dispense \| disperse \| dispersion \| disposal \| dispose \| disposition \| distribute \| distribution \| dividend \| division \| dole out \| doling \| doling out \| donate \| donation \| donative \| dot \| dram \| dribble \| driblet \| dwarf \| end \| equal share \| extend \| farthing \| fate \| fellowship \| financial assistance \| fleck \| flyspeck \| fork out \| fraction \| fragment \| gift \| gift with \| give \| give freely \| give out \| giving out \| gobbet \| grain \| grant \| grant-in-aid \| granule \| gratuity \| grief \| groat \| guaranteed annual income \| hair \| half \| half rations \| halver \| hand out \| handful \| handout \| hand-out \| heap \| heartache \| heartbreak \| help \| help to \| helping \| impart \| installment \| interest \| iota \| issuance \| issue \| item \| jot \| largesse \| lavish \| let have \| little \| little bit \| lot \| measure \| measure out \| meed \| mere subsistence \| mess \| mete \| mete out \| minim \| minimum \| minutiae \| mischance \| mishap \| mite \| modicum \| moiety \| molecule \| mote \| nutshell \| offer \| offering \| offertory \| old-age insurance \| ounce \| parcel \| parcel out \| part \| particle \| particular \| pass around \| passing around \| pay out \| paying out \| pebble \| pecuniary aid \| pension \| percentage \| piece \| pinch \| pittance \| point \| portion \| portion out \| pour \| present \| price support \| proffer \| proportion \| public assistance \| public welfare \| quadrant \| quantum \| quarter \| quota \| rain \| rake-off \| random sample \| ration \| regret \| relief \| remainder \| render \| retirement benefits \| rue \| sample \| sampling \| scholarship \| scrimption \| scruple \| section \| sector \| segment \| serve \| share \| share out \| shell out \| short allowance \| short commons \| shower \| slice \| slip \| small share \| smidgen \| smitch \| snow \| speck \| spoon out \| spoonful \| spot \| stake \| starvation wages \| stipend \| stock \| subdivision \| subgroup \| subscription \| subsidization \| subsidy \| subspecies \| subvention \| support \| tax benefit \| tender \| thimbleful \| tiny bit \| tithe \| tittle \| tragedy \| trifling amount \| trivia \| votive offering \| vouchsafe \| welfare \| welfare aid \| welfare payments \| whit \| woe \| yield See Also \| part \| percentage \| portion \| share \| social welfare \| welfare Dole In Webster's Dictionary \Dole\, n. [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\, n. [L. dolus: cf. F. dol.] (Scots Law) See {Dolus}. \Dole\, n. [AS. d[=a]l portion; same word as d?l. 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 beer}, beer bestowed as alms. [Obs.] {Dole bread}, bread bestowed as alms. [Obs.] {Dole meadow}, a meadow in which several persons have a common right or share. \Dole\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doled}; 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.

Dole Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dole?

[n] (Great Britain) money received from the state
[n] a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dole: pogey | pogy

Dole In Webster's Dictionary

\Dole\, n. [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\, n. [L. dolus: cf. F. dol.] (Scots Law)
See {Dolus}.


\Dole\, n. [AS. d[=a]l portion; same word as d?l. 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 beer}, beer bestowed as alms. [Obs.]

{Dole bread}, bread bestowed as alms. [Obs.]

{Dole meadow}, a meadow in which several persons have a
   common right or share.


\Dole\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doled}; 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.

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