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DOLING
Verb
doling
present participle of dole
Noun
doling (plural dolings)
The act of one who doles.
Anagrams
• Goldin, Ingold, goldin
Proper noun
Doling
A surname.
Anagrams
• Goldin, Ingold, goldin
Source: Wiktionary
DOLE
Dole, n. Etym: [OE. deol, doel, dol, OF. doel, fr. doloir to suffer, fr. L. dolere; perh. akin to dolare to hew.]
Definition: grief; sorrow; lamentation. [Archaic] And she died. So that day there was dole in Astolat. Tennyson.
Dole, n. Etym: [L. dolus: cf. F. dol.] (Scots Law)
Definition: See Dolus.
Dole, n. Etym: [AS. dal portion; same word as d. 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.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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