n. | 1. | 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. |
v. i. | 1. | To pour down particles of ice, or frozen vapors. |
v. t. | 1. | To pour forcibly down, as hail. |
a. | 1. | Healthy. See Hale (the preferable spelling). |
v. t. | 1. | To call loudly to, or after; to accost; to salute; to address. |
| 2. | To name; to designate; to call. |
v. i. | 1. | 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. |
| 2. | To report as one's home or the place from whence one comes; to come; - with from. |
interj. | 1. | An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting. |
n. | 1. | A wish of health; a salutation; a loud call. |
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