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

To Dent's surprise, earth has somehow escaped destruction, but all the dol phins have mysteriously disappeared.

From Time Magazine Archive

But auto salesmen, who are still in the midst of winter dol drums, are beginning to wonder.

From Time Magazine Archive

We have been awarded approximately two million dol lars worth of Government contracts.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the U.S. ran out of silver dol lars a year and a half ago, it meant only one thing for Nevada's gambling casinos: snake eyes.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tol de rol: Diddle doll: Tol de rol, de dol, Diddle doll Tol de rol doll.

From The Poems and Verses of Charles Dickens by Dickens, Charles