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DictionarybaleBound bundle
noun / verb

bale

BAYL/beɪl/

A tightly bound bundle of material, or to make one.

The bale of hay is bound tightly with twine.

A single large rectangular bale of golden hay, tightly compressed and secured by two clearly visible taut twine loops.
Etymology
baleOld Frenchrolled-up bundle

Old French bale meant a rolled-up bundle. The English sense preserves that compact-package image, especially for goods bound together for transportation.

In context

Stoney Ridge Farmer0:11
we're going to unroll a bale of hay on this section of pasture up here at the top of the hill
Regenerative farming How to renovate pasture without chemicals!

More examples

  • They baled the straw.
  • Several bales filled the barn.
  • The farmer is baling hay.

Forms

bale · bales · baled · baling

Similar words

bundle
Any gathered group without necessarily compression and binding.
roll
Material wound around itself rather than compressed into a bale.