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halse |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Halse \Halse\, v. t. [AS. healsian.] 1. To embrace about the neck; to salute; to greet. [Obs.] Each other kissed glad And lovely halst. --Spenser. 2. To adjure; to beseech; to entreat. [Obs.] O dere child, I halse thee, In virtue of the Holy Trinity. --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Halse \Halse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Halsed} (h?lst); p. pr & vb n. {Halsing}.] [Cf. {Hawser}.] To haul; to hoist. [Obs.]
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