Definition of "cale" [cale]

• See cole and kale. (noun)
• In coal-mining, a specified number of tubs taken into a working-place during the shift. (noun)
• To throw.
• To move irregularly.
• To gambol.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Des filles du peuple et de la campagne s'appellant _çalles_, à cause de la "cale" qui leur servait de coiffure."
• "June 7, 2010 at 12:41 pm ai know how yew feel. primaries are tomorrow in cale-forn-ya, so we are still getting bombarded!"
• "This was not exactly UNICORN POINT J89 the Tan Demesnes, but it was a pleasant enough bucolic lo - cale, and she rather liked it."