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lade (lād)

transitive verb, intransitive verb laded lad′ed, laded lad′ed or laden lad′en, lading lad′·ing

  1. to load
  2. to dip or draw out (water, etc.) with a ladle; bail; ladle

Etymology: ME laden < OE hladan, akin to Ger laden < IE base *klā-, to set down, lay, place > ladle, OSlav klasti, to load

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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