bail
11Bail — Bail, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bailed} (b[=a]ld); 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… …
12Bail — (b[=a]l), n. [F. baille a bucket, pail; cf. LL. bacula, dim. of bacca a sort of vessel. Cf. {Bac}.] A bucket or scoop used in bailing water out of a boat. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The bail of a canoe . . . made of a human skull. Capt. Cook. [1913… …
13Bail — Bail, n. [OF. bail, baille. See {Bailey}.] 1. (Usually pl.) A line of palisades serving as an exterior defense. [Written also {bayle}.] [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. The outer wall of a feudal castle. Hence: The space inclosed by it; the outer court.… …
14Bail — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Robert Bail (1823–1870), schlesischer Eisenbahndirektor und Politiker Theodor Bail (1833–1922), deutscher Botaniker Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit …
15bail — bail, bale 1. The spelling bail (ultimately from Old French bailler ‘to take charge of’) is always used with reference to securing the release of a person with an undertaking to return to court on an appointed day. Figuratively, too, a person or… …
16bail up — 1. To secure (a cow s head) in a bail (Aust and NZ) 2. To stop and disarm in order to rob (Aust) 3. To put one s hands up in surrender (Aust) 4. To bring or be brought to bay, to corner or be cornered (Aust) • • • Main Entry: ↑bail …
17Bail — Bail, n. [OE. beyl; cf. Dan. b[ o]ile a bending, ring, hoop, Sw. b[ o]gel, bygel, and Icel. beyla hump, swelling, akin to E. bow to bend.] 1. The arched handle of a kettle, pail, or similar vessel, usually movable. Forby. [1913 Webster] 2. A half …
18Bail — (fr., spr. Bät), Pacht, Vermiethung, Vertrag darüber; daher Bail a cheptel (spr. Bäl a schetel), so v.w. Viehverstellungsvertrag …
19bail — n bond, surety, security, *guarantee, guaranty bail vb *dip, ladle, scoop, spoon, dish …
20bail|er — «BAY luhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that bails water out. 2. a marine gastropod of the southwestern Pacific whose round shell is used by natives to bail water. 3. Also, bailer shell. the melon shaped shell of this mollusk …
