unbale

U1N1B3A1L1E1

verb

To unpack from bales.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

verbunbale (third-person singular simple present unbales, present participle unbaling, simple past and past participle unbaled)

present singular third person unbales · participle present unbaling · participle past unbaled · past unbaled

  1. transitiveTo unpack from bales.

    […] the following appear to be safe and desirable: […] Never to unbale cotton from America, if it be shown that it was not gathered during the prevalence of yellow fever at the place of production.

    1843, John Macgregor, Commercial statistics, page 1260

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APA

unbale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbale

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unbale,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbale.

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