bale
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3.0
- noun
- /beɪl/
:
fardo
- Mr. Quimby, we need 200 bales of hay delivered to the main road by noon.
- a hay bale
- a straw bale
- cotton bales
If it's a boy, we'll name him Sheamus Maximus on a hay Bale in Monaghan.
- If it's a boy, we'll name him Sheamus Maximus on a hay Bale in Monaghan.
- And our boats designed to haul crab traps are perfectly designed to haul bales of pot.
Examples
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As a result, we may unintentionally ship sticky cotton bales to our overseas customers.
Academic text (1997) -
The county collected 14 bales of shrink wrap, used as winter cover on boats.
Academic text (1998) -
The employers wanted to cut pay or to pay men per bale of cotton.
Academic text (2008) -
Sanding could increase the weight and subsequent value of a bale from 25% to even 100%.
Academic text (1998) -
"My hay crop is so bad, I have to buy a bale just to prime the rake."
Fiction book (1990) -
Four thousand bales of cotton smuggled through the lines... with payment to parties unknown... except by you.
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The problem begins when hay from the bales is pulled loose by cattle and falls to the ground.
Academic text (2003) -
The flies may be breeding in hay bale litter that has mixed with mud, water, and manure.
Academic text (2003) -
In 1869, the county produced 2,833 bales of cotton, 1,574 fewer than in 1859.
Academic text (2008) -
The farmer stacked the bale of hay neatly in the barn for the winter.
Synonyms
4
2.5
A large, tightly packed bundle of dried grass used as animal feed
Compounds
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Etymology
Bale originally meant a large 'bag' or 'bundle' of goods, so imagine a tight, tied package of hay or cotton ready to move. That's why a bale today is a big, bound bundle for storage or transport.