Hale (hāl or ha̤l; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Haled (hāld or ha̤ld); 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.
Easier both to freight, and to hale ashore. Milton.
As some dark priest hales the reluctant victim. Shelley.