Hale, (cf. Haul and Exhale) to draw, to pull, to drag: “that sheeps' guts should h. souls out of men's bodies,” Ado II, 3, 62. “thus strangers may be --d and abused,” Shr. V, 1, 111 (pulled along, justled about against their will). “oxen and wainropes cannot h. them together,” Tw. III, 2, 64. Wint. III, 2, 102. H6A I, 1, 149. II, 5, 3. V, 4, 64. H6B IV, 1, 131. IV, 8, 59. Troil. IV, 5, 6. Cor. V, 4, 40. Tit. V, 2, 51. V, 3, 143. Oth. IV, 1, 144 (Ff shakes). Per. IV, 1, 55. In H4B V, 5, 37 (Pistol's speech) O. Edd. halde and hall'd, M. Edd. rightly hauled.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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