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Avails; profit; return; proceeds. [Obs.] My house is as were the cave where the young outlaw hoards the stolen vails of his occupation. Chapman.

One who vails. [Obs.] Overbury.

dvantage of; to be of service to; to profit; to benefit; to help; as, artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment. O, what avails me now that honor high ! Milton.

The quality of being available; availableness.

Having sufficient power, force, or efficacy, for the object; effectual; valid; as, an available plea. [Obs.] Laws human are available by consent. Hooker.

Competent power; validity; efficacy; as, the availableness of a title. [Obs.]

In an available manner; profitably; advantageously; efficaciously.

Profit; advantage. [Obs.]

balance; to compensate. Upon balancing the account, the profit at last will hardly countervail the inconveniences that go allong with it. L'Estrange.

Marvel. [Obs.] Chaucer.

See Overveil.

At the bottom; lowest. Cowell.

ry; to succeed; -- sometimes with over or against. When Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. Ex. xvii. 11. So David prevailed over the Philistine. 1 Sam. xvii. 50. This kingdom could never prevail against the united power of England. Swift.

erior force or influence; efficacious; persuasive. Shak. Saints shall assist thee with prevailing prayers. Rowe.

So as to prevail.

Prevalence; superior influence; efficacy. [Obs.] Shak.

Labor with pain; severe toil or exertion. As everything of price, so this doth require travail. Hooker.

Causing travail; laborious. [Obs.] Wyclif. -- Trav"ail*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.] Wyclif.

See Unveil.

ole world, and lose himself, or be cast away Luke ix. 25. To advantage one's self of, to avail one's self of. [Obs.]