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• bale —  , bail  A bale is a bundle, as of cotton or hay. Bail is a prisoner’s bond, the pieces that rest atop the stumps in cricket, and the act of scooping water. You bail out a boat, but bale out of an aircraft. A malicious person wears a baleful… …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• Bail — This interesting surname is of Old French origin, introduced into Britain after the Norman Conquest of 1066, and is either a topographical name for someone who lived by a wall of the outer court of a feudal castle, or a metonymic occupational… …   Surnames reference

• Bale — This interesting surname is of Old French origin, introduced into Britain after the Norman Conquest of 1066, and is either a topographical name for someone who lived by a wall of the outer court of a feudal castle, or a metonymic occupational… …   Surnames reference

• bail on someone — vb American to oppress, burden or trouble someone. The bail or bale in question may derive from cotton picking, as in the words from Ole Man River; tote that barge, lift that bale, get a little drunk and you lands in jail , or may refer to… …   Contemporary slang

• bale on someone — vb American to oppress, burden or trouble someone. The bail or bale in question may derive from cotton picking, as in the words from Ole Man River; tote that barge, lift that bale, get a little drunk and you lands in jail , or may refer to… …   Contemporary slang

• Bale — can refer to any of the following:Places* Basel, the Swiss city, for which the French name is Bâle * Bale, Istria, Croatia * Balé Province, Burkina Faso * Bale Province, Ethiopia, a former province in Ethiopia * Bale Zone in Oromia, Ethiopia *… …   Wikipedia

• bail — bail, bale 1. The spelling bail (ultimately from Old French bailler ‘to take charge of’) is always used with reference to securing the release of a person with an undertaking to return to court on an appointed day. Figuratively, too, a person or… …   Modern English usage

• bale — bail, bale 1. The spelling bail (ultimately from Old French bailler ‘to take charge of’) is always used with reference to securing the release of a person with an undertaking to return to court on an appointed day. Figuratively, too, a person or… …   Modern English usage

• bale something out — ˌbale ˈout | ˌbale sthˈout | ˌbale sbˈout derived (BrE) = ↑bail out, ↑bail something out, ↑bail somebody out Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• bale somebody out — ˌbale ˈout | ˌbale sthˈout | ˌbale sbˈout derived (BrE) = ↑bail out, ↑bail something out, ↑bail somebody out Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• bail —  , bale  Bail is a prisoner’s bond, the pieces that rest atop the stumps in cricket, and the act of scooping water. A bale is a bundle, as of cotton or hay. You bail out a boat, but bale out of an aircraft. A malicious person wears a baleful… …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors