baled

Variant of bale

bale definition

bale (bāl)

noun

a large bundle, esp. a standardized quantity of goods, as ginned cotton, hay, straw, etc., compressed, bound, and sometimes wrapped

Etymology: ME < OFr < OHG balla, ball

transitive verb baled, baling bal′·ing

to make into a bale or bales

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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