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baler
(redirected from hay bale)

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baler: see hay baler hay baler, farm machine that packs and ties (or wraps in plastic) field-dried hay into bundles, called bales, for convenient handling, storage, and shipping.
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baler [′bāl·ər]
(mechanical engineering)
A machine which takes large quantities of raw or finished materials and binds them with rope or metal straps or wires into a large package.


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Following harvest, conventional rectilinear hay bales are stacked on the shelves around the outside of the barn forming an external insulation which changes colour from green to yellow to straw colour over the year--and changes area and shape as the farmer gradually removes bales for fodder.
Absolute Torch and Twang (1989) The joyride: Hay bales and big-boned gals
From medium and large square to round, individual hay bales are being wrapped in plastic to increase quality and prevent spoilage.
 
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