3. Alms; charitable gratuity or portion.
So sure the dole, so ready at their call, They stood
prepared to see the manna fall. --Dryden.
Heaven has in store a precious dole. --Keble.
4. A boundary; a landmark. --Halliwell.
5. A void space left in tillage. --[Prov. Eng.]
{Dole beer}, beer bestowed as alms. [Obs.]
{Dole bread}, bread bestowed as alms. [Obs.]
{Dole meadow}, a meadow in which several persons have a
common right or share.