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bale

noun (1)

\ ˈbāl

Definition of bale

(Entry 1 of 3)

1 : great evil

2 : woe, sorrow … bring us bale and bitter sorrowings …— Edmund Spenser

bale

noun (2)

Definition of bale (Entry 2 of 3)

: a large bundle of goods specifically : a large closely pressed package of merchandise bound and usually wrapped a bale of paper a bale of hay