Dole word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "dole" word

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

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\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.

Synonyms for dole

pogey, pogy

Related terms: accord, benefit, collection, commission, component, detachment, dwarf, fork out, fragment, giving out, half rations, hand out, heartbreak, item, jot, measure out, mite, pension, point, portion out, public welfare, quantum, retirement benefits, spoonful, subdivision, thimbleful, tragedy, trifling amount, woe, yield

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Let's analyse "dole" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ELOD. Average typing speed for these characters is 1135 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.. --- .-.. .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: dole: 6 + 5 = 11, reduced: 11 . and the final result is Eleven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: dole: 4 + 6 + 3 + 5 = 18, reduced: 9, and the final result is Nine.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter

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