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Definition of Bale out
1. Verb. Remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side.
Definition of Bale out
1. Verb. (alternative spelling of bail out) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bale Out
Literary usage of Bale out
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. ... Select Notes on the International Sunday School Lessons by Adolphus Frederick Schauffler (1898)
"Hence to bale out the bilge water, and (but the servants which drew the water
knew,) the c governor of the feast called the bridegroom, 1o. ..."
2. An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean by William Mariner, John Martin (1827)
"Dfi-ange. Near to, approaching. Ohana, A husband or wife, a spouse, a married
person, to marry. Ohoo. A scoop to bale out. Ohoo lioo. To bale out the hold. ..."
3. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1872)
"... a ball ; baila, to pack together in the form of a ball To bale out water. ...
to empty out water with a bowl or pail, to bale out. ..."
4. Scandinavian Loan-words in Middle English by Erik Björkman (1900)
"... 'to pour out, bale out (water)': NE dial, ... 'to lade water, to bale out',
see Wall p. 107, 114. ..."
5. Climbs in the New Zealand Alps: Being an Account of Travel and Discovery by Edward Arthur FitzGerald (1896)
"... so we soon found a small lake forming under us and we had to bale out the
water, using an old pair of stockings as a sponge; about three in the morning, ..."
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