Hale (hāl or h&add;l; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Haled (hāld 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.
Hale , n. Welfare. [Obs.]
All heedless of his dearest hale.
Spenser.
Hale (hāl),
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.
Hear it pronounced