dol

¹ American  

[dohl] / doʊl /

noun

1. a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.

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DOL ² American  

1. Department of Labor.

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dol. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Music. dolce.

2. dollar.

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dol. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. music dolce

2. dollar

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dol ² British  

/ dɒl /

noun

1. a unit of pain intensity, as measured by dolorimetry

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Etymology

Origin of dol

1945–50; < Latin dol ( or ) pain

Example Sentences

On the Hardy-Wolff-Goodell scale, pain is measured in ten degrees of one "dol" each.

From Time Magazine Archive

Until last July, Welfare laws refused even to recognize the psychological motive of incentive: every penny of every dol lar earned by a welfare recipient was deducted from his benefits.

From Time Magazine Archive

Because the dol lars are outside the U.S., the bank is free from Federal Reserve rules that require it to keep as much as 16.25% of its U.S. demand deposits frozen rather than loaned out.

From Time Magazine Archive

The U.S. will therefore swap its borrowed currency for dollars held by foreign countries that need hard currencies to pay off debts to the IMF but cannot use dol lars to do so.

From Time Magazine Archive

P. S.—I hope the turkey will be good to eat, he is our very best one and I was sorry to have him killed, but I never had a dol.

From Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know by Dickinson, Asa Don