bale 1 (b l)n. A large package of raw or finished material tightly bound with twine or wire and often wrapped: a bale of hay. tr.v. baled, bal·ing, bales To wrap in a bale or in bales: a machine that bales cotton. [Middle English, from Old French; see bhel-2 in Indo-European roots.] bal  er n. |
| bale 2 (bl) n. 1. Evil: "Tidings of bale she brought" (William Cullen Bryant). 2. Mental suffering; anguish: "Relieve my spirit from the bale that bows it down" (Benjamin Disraeli). [Middle English, from Old English bealu.] |
baler [ˈbeɪlə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) an agricultural machine for making bales of hay, etc Also called baling machine
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