noun.
A vale; specifically, a space of level or gently sloping or undulating ground between hills of no great height, with a stream flowing through it.
noun.
Nautical, a trough or spout to carry off water, usually named from the office it has to perform: as, a pump-dale, etc.
noun.
3. A hole.
noun.
Synonyms Vale, Glen, etc. See valley.
noun.
A dialectal variant (and earlier form) of dole.