|The verbal form ''to bail out'' (in a figurative sense, which is meant here) dates from the 1580s. The literal sense is somewhat earlier. <ref>OED, ''bail, v1''</ref> | |The verbal form ''to bail out'' (in a figurative sense, which is meant here) dates from the 1580s. The literal sense is somewhat earlier. <ref>OED, ''bail, v1''</ref> |