¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Doles
1. dole [v] - See also: dole
Lexicographical Neighbors of Doles
Literary usage of Doles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Observations on Popular Antiquities: Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our by John Brand, Henry Ellis (1841)
"doles were used at funerals, as we learn from St. Chrysostom, to procure rest to
the soul of the deceased, that he might find his judge propitious. ..."
2. Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly by John Brand (1849)
"1 doles AND INVITATIONS AT FUNERALS. doles were used at funerals, as we learn
from St. Chrysos- tom, to procure rest to the soul of the deceased, ..."
3. Bradford's History "of Plimoth Plantation.": From the Original Manuscript by William Bradford, Massachusetts General Court, Massachusetts Office of the Secretary of State (1899)
"... doles freedome from taske. Send me word what persons are to goe, who of usefull
faculties, & how many, ..."
4. The Daring Adventures of Kit Carson and Fremont, Among Buffaloes, Grizzlies by John Charles Frémont (1888)
"A rain to-night made it unpleasantly cold; and the IT was no tree here, to enable
us to pitch our single tent, th« doles of which had been left at our Cache ..."
5. Camp Fires of the Confederacy: A Volume of Humorous Anecdotes, Reminiscences by Benjamin La Bree (1898)
"GEORGE doles OF GEORGIA. signal. His men tarried only long enough to release ...
A few steps brought doles into the hitherto concealed hands of Stafford. ..."
6. Curiosities of the Church: Studies of Curious Customs, Services and Records by William Andrews (1890)
"doles were used at funerals," we gather from St. Chrysostom, " to procure the
rest of the soul of the deceased, that he might find his judge propitious. ..."
Other Resources:
