From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hale \Hale\ (h[=a]l), adjective [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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hale \Hale\, noun Welfare. [Obs.]
All heedless of his dearest hale. --Spenser.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hale \Hale\ (h[=a]l or h[add]l; 277), verb (used with an object) [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again" [syn: {whole}]
noun
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: {Nathan Hale}]
2: United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938) [syn: {George Ellery Hale}]
3: prolific United States writer (1822-1909) [syn: {Edward Everett Hale}]
verb
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}, {squeeze}, {pressure}, {force}]
2: draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets" [syn: {haul}, {cart}, {drag}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
69 Moby Thesaurus words for "hale": 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
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hale, CO Zip code(s): 80735 Hale, MI Zip code(s): 48739 Hale, MO (city, FIPS 29908) Location: 39.60519 N, 93.34324 W Population (1990): 480 (239 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64643
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Hale, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri Population (2000): 473 Housing Units (2000): 222 Land area (2000): 0.550106 sq. miles (1.424768 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.550106 sq. miles (1.424768 sq. km) FIPS code: 29908 Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 39.604241 N, 93.343713 W ZIP Codes (1990): 64643 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Hale, MO Hale
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
Hale -- U.S. County in Alabama Population (2000): 17185 Housing Units (2000): 7756 Land area (2000): 643.735532 sq. miles (1667.267304 sq. km) Water area (2000): 12.735412 sq. miles (32.984565 sq. km) Total area (2000): 656.470944 sq. miles (1700.251869 sq. km) Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01 Location: 32.768094 N, 87.635687 W Headwords: Hale Hale, AL Hale County Hale County, AL
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
Hale -- U.S. County in Texas Population (2000): 36602 Housing Units (2000): 13526 Land area (2000): 1004.653964 sq. miles (2602.041712 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.115296 sq. miles (0.298615 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1004.769260 sq. miles (2602.340327 sq. km) Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48 Location: 34.094550 N, 101.790353 W Headwords: Hale Hale, TX Hale County Hale County, TX
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