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The Meaning of dole

  • (n.) grief; sorrow; lamentation.
  • (n.) See Dolus.
  • (n.) Distribution; dealing; apportionment.
  • (n.) That which is dealt out; a part, share, or portion also, a scanty share or allowance.
  • (n.) Alms; charitable gratuity or portion.
  • (n.) A boundary; a landmark.
  • (n.) A void space left in tillage.
  • (v. t.) To deal out in small portions; to distribute, as a dole; to deal out scantily or grudgingly.

Synonyms

pogy , pogey

Homophones

dhole , doell

Rhymes

amphibole , anatole , atoll , bankroll , blowhole , boal , boehl , bohl , bole , boll , bowl , buol , buttonhole , cajole , casserole , charcoal , coal , coale , cole , colle , console , control , cubbyhole , decontrol , devaul , dhole , dipole , doell , droll , ecole , enroll , espanol , extol , fishbowl , flagpole , foal , foale , fohl , foxhole , glycerol , glycol , goal , gohl , groll , hoel , hohl , hole , interpol , keyhole , knoell , knoll , koehl , koelle , kohl , kol , kole , lodgepole , loophole , madole , manhole , mcdole , metropol , mohl , mole , monopole , nicole , nicolle , nohl , nole , noll , ohl , ole , oriole , pajole , parole , patrol , payroll , pfohl , pigeonhole , pinhole , pistole , poehl , pohl , pole , poll , pothole , redpoll , rock-and-roll , roehl , roell , roelle , rohl , rol , role , roll , rolle , schaul , scroll , self-control , seoul , shoal , shole , sinkhole , skoal , sohl , sole , soul , sowle , stole , stoll , strohl , strole , stroll , tadpole , thoele , thole , toal , toelle , tole , toll , troll , voell , walpole , whole , woehl , wohl