v. [UN-2 5.] trans. To undo (goods) from a bale or bales. Hence Unbaled ppl. a.
1752. Phil. Trans., XLVII. 516. There should be found very honest men who will take the trouble of seeing all the good unbaled, and every particular parcel exposed to the air.
1819. W. T. W. Tone, Ess. Nec. Impr. our National Forces, App. 1. 1001. From time to time, they [artillery] are visited, unbaled, cleaned, and then packed up again in their cases and barrels.
1879. T. H. S. Escott, England, I. 221. The unbaled cotton passes through a series of machines.