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Halse
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Halse, v. t. [AS. healsian.].
- To embrace about the neck; to salute; to greet. [1913 Webster]"Each other kissed glad
And lovely halst." [1913 Webster] - To adjure; to beseech; to entreat. [1913 Webster]"O dere child, I halse thee,
In virtue of the Holy Trinity." [1913 Webster]
Halse, v. t. [Cf. Hawser.].
To haul; to hoist. Grafton [1913 Webster]
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