Hales

//heɪlz// name, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of hale form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A topographic surname from Old English.
  2. 2
    A village and civil parish (served by Hales and Heckingham Parish Council) in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM3897).
  3. 3
    A village in Loggerheads parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7133).

Synonyms

All synonyms
haulhealthyable-bodiedbeefybouncingbuilt like a brick shithouse

Etymology

From Old English halh (“hollow, nook”).

Related phrases

Hales-Jewett theoremNorton in Hales

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