dol

[ dohl ]

/ doʊl /

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noun

a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.

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Compare dolorimetry.

Origin of dol

1945–50; <Latin dol(or) pain

Other definitions for dol (2 of 3)

DOL

Department of Labor.

Other definitions for dol (3 of 3)

dol.

abbreviation

Music. dolce.

dollar.

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How to use dol in a sentence

He guesses again, and recklessly: "Dix dollars par semaine; you know—ten dol-lar ever-y week."
In Madeira Place|Heman White Chaplin
No; its the shorts and bears whats got the dol—hic—lar—tremens.
The Funny Side of Physic|A. D. Crabtre
A doub-loon is a gold coin of Spain, worth not quite 16 dol-lars.
The Life of George Washington|Josephine Pollard
Dol then had in his employ an uncle, who was a rather mysterious individual, and who proved to be a French anarchist.
Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913|Harris Newmark

A man in those days worth thirty thousand dol- lars was not a pauper.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll

British Dictionary definitions for dol (1 of 2)

dol

/ (dɒl) /

noun

a unit of pain intensity, as measured by dolorimetry

Word Origin for dol

C20: by shortening, from Latin dolor pain

British Dictionary definitions for dol (2 of 2)

dol.

abbreviation for

music dolce

plural dols dollar

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