halest
superlative form of hale: most hale
• Leaths, Lesath, Shelta, Stahle, Thales, athels, haslet, lathes
Source: Wiktionary
Hale, a. Etym: [Written also heil, Icel. heill; akin to E. whole. See Whole.]
Definition: Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body. Last year we thought him strong and hale. Swift.
Hale, n.
Definition: Welfare. [Obs.] All heedless of his dearest hale. Spenser.
Hale (hal or hall; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Haled (hald or halld); p. pr. & vb. n. Haling.]
Definition: Etym: [OE. halen, halien; cf. AS. holian, to acquire, get. See Haul.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
