bale

¹bale

noun \ˈbāl\

Definition of BALE

1

: great evil

2

: woe, sorrow

Origin of BALE

Middle English, from Old English bealu; akin to Old High German balo evil, Old Church Slavic bolĭ sick person

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with BALE

ail, ale, bail, Bâle, brail, braille, Braille, dale, fail, flail, frail, Gael, gale, Gale, grail, hail, hale, jail, kale, mail, male, nail, pail, pale, quail, Quayle, rail, sail, sale, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tael, tail, taille, tale, trail, vail, vale, veil, wail, wale, whale, Yale