BALE, noun [Heb. to bind, to pledge, and its derivative.] 1. A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for carriage or transportation. 2. Formerly, a pair of dice BALE, verb transitive To make up in a bale BALE, noun [Heb. to grieve or mourn, to be desolate, or to destroy.] Misery; calamity.
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