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noun
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Edward Everett, 1822–1909, U.S. clergyman and author.
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hale1 (heɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | healthy and robust (esp in the phrase hale and hearty) |
| 2. | dialect (Scot), (Northern English) whole |
| [Old English hæl | |
| 'haleness1 | |
| —n | |
| hale2 (heɪl) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to pull or drag; haul | |
| [C13: from Old French haler, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German halōn to fetch, Old English geholian to acquire] | |
| 'haler2 | |
| —n | |
| Hale (heɪl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | George Ellery. 1868--1938, US astronomer: undertook research into sunspots and invented the spectroheliograph |
| 2. | Sir Matthew. 1609--76, English judge and scholar; Lord Chief Justice (1671--76) |
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Word Origin & History
hale
"healthy," O.E. hal "healthy" (see health). The Scottish and northern English form of whole, it was given a literary sense of "free from infirmity" (1734).
hale
"drag, summon," c.1200, from O.Fr. haler "to pull, haul," from Frankish *halon or O.Du. halen, both from P.Gmc.; probably also from O.E. geholian "obtain" (see haul).
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Nathan Hale
n. An asterisk (see also splat, ASCII). Oh, you want an etymology? Notionally, from "I regret that I have only one asterisk for my country!", a misquote of the famous remark uttered by Nathan Hale just before he was hanged. Hale was a (failed) spy for the rebels in the American War of Independence.
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Nathan Hale definition
characterAn asterisk ("*", see also splat, ASCII). Notionally, from "I regret that I have only one asterisk for my country!" ("life to give" -> "ass to risk" -> "asterisk"), a misquote of the famous remark uttered by Nathan Hale just before he was hanged. Hale was a (failed) spy for the rebels in the American War of Independence.
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(1996-09-22)
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