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noun

Bulk n.

1.

Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size; as, an ox or ship of great bulk. "Against these forces there were prepared near one hundred ships; not so great of bulk indeed, but of a more nimble motion, and more serviceable."

2.

The main mass or body; the largest or principal portion; the majority; as, the bulk of a debt. "The bulk of the people must labor, Burke told them, "to obtain what by labor can be obtained.""

3.

(Naut.) The cargo of a vessel when stowed.

4.

The body. (Obs.) "My liver leaped within my bulk."

Barrel bulk. See under Barrel.

To break bulk (Naut.), to begin to unload or more the cargo.

In bulk, in a mass; loose; not inclosed in separate packages or divided into separate parts; in such shape that any desired quantity may be taken or sold.

Laden in bulk, Stowed in bulk, having the cargo loose in the hold or not inclosed in boxes, bales, or casks.

Sale by bulk, a sale of goods as they are, without weight or measure.

Synonyms: Size; magnitude; dimension; volume; bigness; largeness; massiveness.

Bulk n. A projecting part of a building. (Obs.) "Here, stand behind this bulk."

verb

Bulk v. i. (past & past part. bulked; pres. part. bulking) To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent; to swell. "The fame of Warburton possibly bulked larger for the moment."

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Etymology of 'Bulk'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... degree above fever heat. A fact to which my attention was called by an intelligent Liberian—and which science may hereafter account for—that the nearer the approach to the equator, the more moderate is the heat. Has the sun the same effect upon the general bulk of the earth that it has upon particular locations—the greater the elevation the cooler—or is it because of the superior velocity of this part, that a current is kept up by its passage through the atmosphere surrounding it? It is a settled fact that the ...

— Official Report of the Niger Valley Exploring Party • Martin Robinson Delany

... they belong to the county, for they are the last expiring protest of the Mendip chain against its final submergence in the sea. The Steep Holm, the nearer and more conspicuous of the two islets, 5 m. from the coast, is little better than a barren rock rearing its huge bulk precipitously, nearly 300 ft. above the waves. It is almost inaccessible, but has perhaps for this reason occasionally afforded an asylum to refugees from the mainland, although the statement that Gildas found security in this retreat appears to be an error. There still remain ...

— Somerset • G.W. Wade and J.H. Wade

... His services, therefore, cannot be relied upon continuously. From him, accordingly, we shall expect little but moral support. An occasional congratulatory telegram. Now and then a bright smile of approval. The bulk of the work will ...

— Psmith, Journalist • Pelham Grenville Wodehouse

... and serve their earth friends, although the recipients of their benefactions are unaware of the fact. There would be very much more of this kind of guidance from the unseen, if, instead of being frightened, or repellant in their mental attitude toward the spirits, the great bulk of people were prepared to accept such assistance from the other side as perfectly natural and ...

— Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers • Bhakta Vishita

... converse in tongues that would convey no meaning, but there was no mistaking the quick friendship that sprang up between the incongruous pair. Mado was the boy's slave from that moment, and Nazu looked up to the Martian with all of youth's admiration for his vast bulk ...

— Creatures of Vibration • Harl Vincent

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