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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
bail \bail\, v. t. imp. p. p. bailed b=ald; p. pr.
vb. n. bailing.
1. to lade; to dip and throw; -- usually with out; as, to
bail water out of a boat.
1913 webster
buckets . . . to bail out the water. --capt. j.
smith.
1913 webster
2. to dip or lade water from; -- often with out to express
completeness; as, to bail a boat.
1913 webster
by the help of a small bucket and our hats we bailed
her out. --r. h. dana,
jr.
1913 webster
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bailed bailing
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