Lade (ld), v. t. [imp. Laded; p. p. Laded, Laden (ld'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.
And they laded their asses with the corn.
Gen. xlii. 26.
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.
And chides the sea that sunders him from thence, Saying, he'll lade
it dry to have his way.
Shak.
3. (Plate Glass Manuf.) To transfer (the molten glass) from the pot to
the forming table.