Health (h&ebreve;lth), n. [OE. helthe, AS.
h&aemacr;lþ, fr. hāl hale, sound, whole. See Whole.]
1. The state of being hale, sound, or whole, in body, mind, or
soul; especially, the state of
being free from physical disease or pain.
There is no
health in us.
Book of Common Prayer. Though health may be enjoyed without gratitude, it can not be sported with without loss, or regained by courage.
Buckminster.
2. A wish
of health and happiness, as in pledging a person in a toast. "Come, love and health to all." Shak.
Bill
of health. See under Bill. -- Health lift, a machine for exercise, so arranged that a person
lifts an increasing weight, or moves a spring of increasing tension, in such a manner
that most of the muscles of
the body are brought into gradual action; -- also called lifting machine. -- Health officer, one charged with the enforcement of the sanitary laws of a port or other place. -- To drink a health. See under Drink.
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