bale | Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

Bale
·vt To make up in a bale. II. Bale ·vt ·see <<Bail>>, ·vt, to lade. III. Bale ·noun Misery; calami...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
bale
A pack. This word appears in the statute Richard II. c. 3, and is still in common use. ...

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Bale, John
(1495-1563) Historian and controversialist, b. at Cove, Suffolk, and ed. as a Carmelite friar, but ...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
bale, to
To lade water out of a ship or vessel with buckets (which were of old called bayles), cans, or the l...

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bale goods
Merchandise packed in large bundles, not in cases or casks. ...

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