Dole \Dole\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doled; p. pr. & vb. n. Doling.]

To deal out in small portions; to distribute, as a dole; to deal out scantily or grudgingly.

The supercilious condescension with which even his reputed friends doled out their praises to him. --De Quincey.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)