Haling

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hale \Hale\ (h[=a]l or h[add]l; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Haled} (h[=a]ld or h[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Haling}.]
     [OE. halen, halien; cf. AS. holian, to acquire, get. See
     {Haul}.]
     To pull; to drag; to haul. See {Haul}. --Chaucer.
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           Easier both to freight, and to hale ashore. --Milton.
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           As some dark priest hales the reluctant victim.
                                                    --Shelley.
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