hale

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Haled p. pr. & vb. n. Haling. ] [ OE. halen, halien; cf. AS. holian, to acquire, get. See Haul. ] To pull; to drag; to haul. See Haul. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Easier both to freight, and to hale ashore. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

As some dark priest hales the reluctant victim. Shelley. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Written also hail. ] [ OE. heil, Icel. heill; akin to E. whole. See Whole. ] Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body. [ 1913 Webster ]

Last year we thought him strong and hale. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Welfare. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

All heedless of his dearest hale. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A genus of herbs of Eurasia and the Americas: spurred gentians.
Syn. -- genus Halenia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]