„Bale“

A large bundle or package of compressed and bound goods, usually with an outer covering, often of burlap.

Source:

“Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive” by Henry Yule and A.C. Burnell, Published by John Murray, London, 1886.