hale
I. hale1 (hāl)adj. hal·er, hal·est Free from infirmity or illness; sound. See Synonyms at healthy. [Middle English, from Old English hāl. See kailo- in Indo-European Roots.] haleʹness n. II. hale2 (hāl)tr.v. haled, hal·ing, hales 1. To compel to go: “In short order the human rights campaign was haled before a high court of indignation” (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.). 2. Archaic. To pull, draw, drag, or hoist. [Middle English halen, to pull, drag, from Old French haler, of Germanic origin. See kelə-2 in Indo-European Roots.]
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