DOLE

dole

Noun

  1. Money or other goods given as charity.
  2. Distribution; dealing; apportionment.
  3. Payment by the state to the unemployed.
    I get my dole paid twice a week.
    I′ve been on the dole for two years now.
  4. A boundary; a landmark.
  5. A void space left in tillage.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. Sorrow or grief; dolour.
  2. dolus

Verb

  1. To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource.


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