baling
present participle of bale
baling (plural balings)
A collection of material packaged into a bale.
• abling
Source: Wiktionary
Bale, n. Etym: [OE. bale, OF. bale, F. balle, LL. bala, fr. OHG. balla, palla, pallo, G. ball, balle, ballen, ball round pack; cf. D. baal. Cf. Ball a round body.]
Definition: A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation; also, a bundle of straw Bale of dice, a pair of dice. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Bale, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baled (p. pr. & vb. n. Baling.]
Definition: To make up in a bale. Goldsmith.
Bale, v. t.
Definition: See Bail, v. t., to lade.
Bale, n. Etym: [AS. bealo, bealu, balu; akin to OS. , OHG. balo, Icel. böl, Goth. balweins.]
1. Misery; Let now your bliss be turned into bale. Spenser.
2. Evil; an evil, pernicious influence; something causing great injury. [Now chiefly poetic]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
