Dôle

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Webster's Dictionary [1]

(1): ( n.) Distribution; dealing; apportionment.

(2): ( n.) Alms; charitable gratuity or portion.

(3): ( n.) See Dolus.

(4): ( n.) A void space left in tillage.

(5): ( n.) grief; sorrow; lamentation.

(6): ( n.) That which is dealt out; a part, share, or portion also, a scanty share or allowance.

(7): ( n.) A boundary; a landmark.

(8): ( v. t.) To deal out in small portions; to distribute, as a dole; to deal out scantily or grudgingly.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]

A town in the dep. of Jura, on the Doubs, and the Rhône and Rhine Canal, 28 m. SE. of Dijon, with iron-works, and a trade in wine, grain, &c.

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