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Dol

noun

A unit of pain intensity.

The federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913. Synonyms: Department of Labor, Labor, Labor Department.

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"Dol" Quotes from Famous Books

... la ney encrumis la naturo, Tout es tranquille et tout cargo lou dol; Dins lou clouche la brezago murmuro, Et lou tuquet succedo al rossignol: Del mal, helas! bebi jusq'a la ligo, Moun co gemis sans espouer de gari; Plus de bounhur, ey perdut moun amigo, Me cal mouri! ...

— Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist • Samuel Smiles

... it was merely by some accident of changing trains that I discovered the lovely little town of Dol. I found myself in Saint Malo, for obvious reasons; and I desired to go to Mont Saint-Michel, for reasons still more obvious—Mother Poulard's omelettes, and architecture, and the incoming of the tide. Between them—the map told me—was situated Dol. I made inquiries of the porter ...

— The Unpopular Review, Volume II Number 3 • Various

... "we never refuse collateral. I'll put the bonds with the note—" His eye caught the edges of the bundle. "Great Scott, Tutt! What are you leaving all these bonds here for against that note? There must be nearly a hundred thousand dol—" ...

— Tutt and Mr. Tutt • Arthur Train

... them to play at ball, and they ran a-way to play, and left the two dolls on a chair. By and by the cat came in the room, and pull-ed the dolls to pieces, think-ing I dare say, that it was fine fun to tear them to bits, and scam-per round the room with poor dol-ly's nose ...

— Little Stories for Little Children • Anonymous

Words linked to "Dol" : executive department, Labor Department, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, pain unit, Department of Labor, OSHA