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bale 1. US 500 pounds of cotton 2. a group of turtles 3. Austral and NZ See wool bale bale [bāl] (industrial engineering) A large package of material, pressed tightly together, tied with rope, wire, or hoops and usually covered with wrapping. The amount of material in a bale; sometimes used as a unit of measure, as 500 pounds (227 kilograms) of cotton in the United States. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Firm to which I was brutally consigned, as if I was a bale of merchandise, has worn out my patience by a series of petty insults; and I have felt compelled, from motives of self-respect, to withdraw my services, which were undervalued from the first. And Planchet breathed freely again, whilst D'Artagnan seated himself quietly down in the shop, upon a bale of corks, and made a survey of the premises. Then the King said, 'What a powerful fellow that is, carrying that bale of linen as large as a house on his shoulder |
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