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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Health \Health\ (h[e^]lth), n. [OE. helthe, AS. h[=ae]l[thorn],
fr. h[=a]l hale, sound, whole. See {Whole}.]
1. The state of being hale, sound, or whole, in body, mind,
or soul; especially, the state of being free from physical
disease or pain.
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There is no health in us. --Book of
Common Prayer.
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Though health may be enjoyed without gratitude, it
can not be sported with without loss, or regained by
courage. --Buckminster.
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2. A wish of health and happiness, as in pledging a person in
a toast. "Come, love and health to all." --Shak.
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{Bill of health}. See under {Bill}.
{Health lift}, a machine for exercise, so arranged that a
person lifts an increasing weight, or moves a spring of
increasing tension, in such a manner that most of the
muscles of the body are brought into gradual action; --
also called {lifting machine}.
{Health officer}, one charged with the enforcement of the
sanitary laws of a port or other place.
{To drink a health}. See under {Drink}.
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