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   Lade (lād), v. t. [imp. Laded; p. p. Laded, Laden (lād'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Lading.] [AS. hladan to heap, load, draw (water); akin to D. & G. laden to load, OHG. hladan, ladan, Icel. hlaða, Sw. ladda, Dan. lade, Goth. afhlaþan.  Cf. Load, Ladle, Lathe for turning, Last a load.]
   1. To load; to put a burden or freight on or in; -- generally followed by that which receives the load, as the direct object.
   
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   And they laded their asses with the corn. Gen. xlii. 26.
   
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   2. To throw in or out, with a ladle or dipper; to dip; as, “to lade water out of a tub, or into a cistern”.
   
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   And chides the sea that sunders him from thence,
   
   Saying, he'll lade it dry to have his way. Shak.
   
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   3. (Plate Glass Manuf.) To transfer (the molten glass) from the pot to the forming table.
   
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   Lading (?), n.
   1. The act of loading.
   
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   2. That which lades or constitutes a load or cargo; freight; burden; as, “the lading of a ship”.
   
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   Bill of lading. See under Bill.
   
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