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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bale \Bale\, n. [OE. bale, OF bale, F. balle, LL bala, fr OHG. balla, palla, pallo, G. ball, balle, ballen, ball round pack; cf D. baal. Cf {Ball} a round body.] A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation; also a bundle of straw ? hay, etc., put up compactly for transportation. {Bale of dice}, a pair of dice. [Obs.] --B. Jonson From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bale \Bale\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Baled} (?); p. pr & vb n. {Baling}.] To make up in a bale. --Goldsmith. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bale \Bale\, v. t. See {Bail}, v. t., to lade. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bale \Bale\ (b[=a]l), n. [AS. bealo, bealu, balu; akin to OS balu, OHG. balo, Icel. b["o]l, Goth. balweins.] 1. Misery; calamity; misfortune; sorrow. Let now your bliss be turned into bale. --Spenser. 2. Evil; an evil, pernicious influence; something causing great injury. [Now chiefly poetic] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bale n 1: a large bundle bound for storage or transport 2: a city in northwestern Switzerland [syn: {Basel}, {Basle}, {Bale}] v : make into a bale; "bale hay"
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