(cf be on the dole)
61dole — I. /doʊl / (say dohl) noun 1. a portion of money, food, etc., given, especially in charity or for maintenance. 2. a dealing out or distributing, especially in charity. 3. a payment by a government to an unemployed person. 4. Obsolete one s fate… …
62dole — [OE] In Old English, the noun dāl meant simply ‘part, portion’ (it came from a Germanic base *dail , which also produced English deal). By the 14th century this had developed into the more specific ‘portion (of food, money, etc) handed out as a… …
63dole — [OE] In Old English, the noun dāl meant simply ‘part, portion’ (it came from a Germanic base *dail , which also produced English deal). By the 14th century this had developed into the more specific ‘portion (of food, money, etc) handed out as a… …
64dole — 1. n. & v. n. 1 (usu. prec. by the) Brit. colloq. benefit claimable by the unemployed from the State. 2 a charitable distribution. b a charitable (esp. sparing, niggardly) gift of food, clothes, or money. 3 archaic one s lot or destiny. v.tr.… …
65dole — a payment by the state to the involuntarily unemployed Originally, a portion, whence a gift made regularly to the poor, as dole bread or dolemoney, and at funerals dole meats: She s on the dole, so hopefully we ll trace her soon enough… …
66The Manual — Infobox Book name = The Manual image caption = author = The Timelords illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = subject = genre = publisher = KLF Publications release date = 1988 media type = pages = isbn = ISBN 0 86359 616 …
67dole — I [dəʊl] verb dole sth out II the dole [dəʊl] noun [singular] British money that people who do not have a job get from the government She s been on the dole (= getting government money) for over a year.[/ex] …
68dole — 1. verb To distribute in small amounts; to share out, small portions of a meagre resource. 2. noun a) money or other goods given as charity I get my dole paid twice a week. b) payment by the state to the unemployed …
69dole — dole1 noun 1》 (often in phr. on the dole) Brit. informal benefit paid by the state to the unemployed. ↘dated a charitable gift. 2》 literary a person s lot or destiny. verb (dole something out) distribute something. Origin OE dāl division,… …
70dole — I [[t]doʊl[/t]] n. v. doled, dol•ing 1) an allotment of money, food, etc., esp. as given at regular intervals by a charity 2) to distribute in charity 3) to give out sparingly or in small quantities (usu. fol. by out): to dole out water during a… …
