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hale

Hale means healthy or free from disease. (adjective)

An example of hale used as an adjective is the phrase "he looks hearty and hale," which means a person who looks healthy.

To hale means to force or push to go. (verb)

An example of to hale is to signal a horse to begin pulling a carriage.

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