Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - bale
Bale
bale
1. n. & v. --n. 1 a bundle of merchandise or hay etc. tightly wrapped and bound with cords or hoops. 2 the quantity in a bale as a measure, esp. US 500 lb. of cotton. --v.tr. make up into bales. Phrases and idioms bale (or bail) out 1 (of an airman) make an emergency parachute descent from an aircraft (cf. BAIL(3)). 2 = BAIL(1) v. 2. Etymology: ME prob. f. MDu., ult. identical with BALL(1) 2. n. archaic or poet. evil, destruction, woe, pain, misery. Etymology: OE b(e)alu 3. var. of BAIL(3).
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bealu; akin to Old High German balo evil, Old Church Slavic bolĭ sick person Date: before 12th century great evil, woe, sorrow, II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German balla ball Date: 14th century a large bundle of goods, III. transitive verb (~d; baling) Date: 1760 to make up into a ~, ~r noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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