bale
noun/beɪl/
/beɪl/
- a large amount of a light material pressed tightly together and tied up
- bales of hay/straw/cotton/wool
Oxford Collocations DictionaryBale is used after these nouns:- hay
Word OriginMiddle English: probably from Middle Dutch, from Old French; ultimately of Germanic origin and related to ball ‘spherical object’.Want to learn more?
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