wool bale


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wool bale

n
(Textiles) Austral and NZ a standard-sized jute, flax, etc, cubical container of compressed wool weighing over 100 kg when containing fleece or lamb's wool and weighing 204 kg when containing oddments
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* Illawarra Technology Corporation, whose Microwave Wool Bale Warmer provides a convenient and easy way to soften and expand bales which have been stored for long periods or those highly compressed;
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We have also developed a wide range of inks for applications as diverse as coding wool bales, stencil inks, aerosol inks and anti-glare inks for building insulation."
The spokesman added: "Because the wool bales were so tightly packed it would have been hard for them to burn because there was no air in them.