Bale

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To make up in a bale.

II. Bale ·vt ·see Bail, ·vt, to lade.

III. Bale ·noun Misery; calamity; misfortune; sorrow.

IV. Bale ·noun Evil; an evil, pernicious influence; something causing great injury.

V. Bale ·noun 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.

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