lade

Definitions

1. 1.2. To throw in out. with a ladle or dipper; to dip; as, to lade water out of a tub, or into a cistern. And chides the sea that sunders him from thence, Saying, he'll lade it dry to have his way. Shak.
2. 2.(Plate Glass Manuf.) To transfer (the molten glass) from the pot to the forming table.
3. 3.To draw water. [Obs.]
4. 4.(Naut.) To admit water by leakage, as a ship, etc.
5. 5.The mouth of a river. [Obs.] Bp. Gibson.
6. 6.A passage for water; a ditch or drain. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is 2. To throw in out. with a ladle or dipper; to dip; as, to lade water out of a tub, or into a cistern. And chides the sea that sunders him from thence, Saying, he'll lade it dry to have his way. Shak called?
• What is to transfer (the molten glass) from the pot to the forming table called?
• What is to admit water by leakage, as a ship, etc called?
• What is the mouth of a river. [Obs.] Bp. Gibson called?
• What is a passage for water; a ditch or drain. [Prov. Eng.] called?