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dole
dole1 / dōl/ • n. 1. (usu. the dole) chiefly Brit., inf. benefit paid by the government to the unemployed: she is drawing on the dole. ∎ dated a charitable gift of food, clothes, or money. 2. poetic/lit. a person's lot or destiny. • v. [tr.] (dole something out) distribute shares of something: the scanty portions of food doled out to them. PHRASES: on the dole inf. registered as unemployed and receiving benefit from the government. dole2 • n. archaic or poetic/lit. sorrow; mourning. |
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"dole." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dole." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-dole005.html "dole." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-dole005.html |
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Forbes, George William
Forbes, George William (1869–1947) New Zealand statesman. A Member of Parliament for the Liberal (later United) Party, Forbes succeeded the Prime Minister, J. G. WARD, in 1930. He attempted to meet the DEPRESSION by balancing the budget and paying “the dole” only to men who worked on labour-intensive public works schemes. In 1931 Forbes, in coalition with the more dynamic J. G. COATES, won the election on a policy of retrenchment, but in 1935 was swept out of office by Labour with its policy of economic expansion.
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"Forbes, George William." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Forbes, George William." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-ForbesGeorgeWilliam.html "Forbes, George William." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-ForbesGeorgeWilliam.html |
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Dôle
Dôle , city (1990 pop. 28,860), Jura dept., E France, in Franche-Comté, on the Doubs River. There are metallurgical, food, and other industries. Dôle was the capital of Franche-Comté until Louis XIV conquered the region; he shifted the parlement from Dôle to Besançon. The university, founded (1422) by Philip the Good of Burgundy, was also transferred to Besançon at that time. Louis Pasteur was born in Dôle; his home is now a museum. |
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"Dôle." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Dôle." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Dole.html "Dôle." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Dole.html |
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dole
dole distribution to the poor, usually of food or money. In medieval times doles were usually from bequests of money or land, and the income was given to charity or distributed to the local poor at funerals. John Leake in 1792 left £1,000 to Trinity Church, New York City, the income of which was to provide wheat loaves to be distributed to the poor every Sunday morning after services. After World War I the term was applied in Great Britain to weekly payments to the unemployed—the noncontributory payees under the out-of-work-donation plan of 1918; the plan was terminated in 1919. The term was then applied to payments made under the National Unemployment Insurance scheme; it has also been applied to payments to the unemployed by the poor-law authorities. In the United States, the word has acquired pejorative implications. |
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"dole." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dole." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-dole.html "dole." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-dole.html |
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dole
dole 2 (arch.) grief, sorrow, lamentation. XIII. ME. dol, with vars. doel, de(o)l, du(i)l — OF. dol, doel, duel, etc. (mod. deuil mourning) :- pop. L. dolus, f. L. dolēre suffer pain or grief.
Hence doleful XIII. |
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T. F. HOAD. "dole." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "dole." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dole1.html T. F. HOAD. "dole." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dole1.html |
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dole
dole 1 †part, portion OE.; (arch.) share, lot XIII; portion doled out XIV. OE. dāl :- *dailaz; see DEAL 1.
Hence dole vb. XV. |
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T. F. HOAD. "dole." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "dole." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dole.html T. F. HOAD. "dole." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dole.html |
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dole
dole
•barcarole, bole, bowl, cajole, coal, Cole, condole, console, control, dhole, dole, droll, enrol (US enroll), extol, foal, goal, hole, Joel, knoll, kohl, mol, mole, Nicole, parol, parole, patrol, pole, poll, prole, rôle, roll, scroll, Seoul, shoal, skoal, sole, soul, stole, stroll, thole, Tirol, toad-in-the-hole, toll, troll, vole, whole
•Creole
•carriole, dariole
•cabriole • capriole
•aureole, gloriole, oriole
•wassail-bowl • fishbowl • dustbowl
•punchbowl • rocambole • farandole
•girandole • manhole • rathole
•armhole • arsehole • hellhole
•keyhole, kneehole
•peephole
•sinkhole • pinhole • cubbyhole
•hidey-hole • pigeonhole
•eyehole, spyhole
•foxhole
•knothole, pothole
•borehole, Warhol
•porthole • soundhole • blowhole
•stokehole • bolthole • loophole
•lughole, plughole
•chuckhole • buttonhole • bunghole
•earhole • waterhole • wormhole
•charcoal • caracole • Seminole
•pinole
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