bale

BALE, n.[Heb. to bind, to pledge, and its derivative.]

1. A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for carriage or transportation.

2. Formerly, a pair of dice

BALE, v.t. To make up in a bale.

BALE, n. [Heb. to grieve or mourn, to be desolate, or to destroy.]

Misery; calamity.