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Small roundish masses of ice precipitated from the clouds,
where they are formed by the congelation of vapor. The separate masses
or grains are called hailstones. |
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To pour down particles of ice, or frozen vapors. |
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To pour forcibly down, as hail. |
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Healthy. See Hale (the preferable spelling). |
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To call loudly to, or after; to accost; to salute; to
address. |
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To name; to designate; to call. |
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To declare, by hailing, the port from which a vessel sails
or where she is registered; hence, to sail; to come; -- used with from;
as, the steamer hails from New York. |
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To report as one's home or the place from whence one
comes; to come; -- with from. |
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An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or,
occasionally, of familiar greeting. |
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A wish of health; a salutation; a loud call. |