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Entry 5 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

Bale

/(bāl)/ · IPA /beɪl/
01 n. A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation; also, a bundle of straw, hay, etc., put up compact…
  1. 1.
    A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation; also, a bundle of straw, hay, etc., put up compactly for transportation.
Phrases & compounds
Bale of dice — a pair of dice.
02 v. t. To make up in a bale.
imp. & p. p. Baled; p. pr. & vb. n. Baling
  1. 1.
    To make up in a bale.
03 v. t. See Bail, v. t., to lade.
  1. 1.
    See Bail, v. t., to lade. See: Bail
04 n. Misery; calamity; misfortune; sorrow.
  1. 1.
    Misery; calamity; misfortune; sorrow.
    “Let now your bliss be turned into bale.” — Spenser.
  2. 2.
    Evil; an evil, pernicious influence; something causing great injury.[Now chiefly poetic]