n. [ Icel. bālkr a beam, partition. Cf. Balk, n. & v. ] A projecting part of a building. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Here, stand behind this bulk. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. bulke, bolke, heap; cf. Dan. bulk lump, clod, OSw. bolk crowd, mass, Icel. b&unr_;lkast to be bulky. Cf. Boll, n., Bile a boil, Bulge, n. ]
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. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
The bulk of the people must labor, Burke told them, “to obtain what by labor can be obtained.” J. Morley. [ 1913 Webster ]
My liver leaped within my bulk. Turbervile. [ 1913 Webster ]
Barrel bulk.
To break bulk (Naut.),
In bulk,
Laden in bulk,
Stowed in bulk
Sale by bulk,
v. i.
The fame of Warburton possibly bulked larger for the moment. Leslie Stephen. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Naut.) A person employed to ascertain the bulk or size of goods, in order to fix the amount of freight or dues payable on them. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Bulk part of a building. ]
Bulked line,
n. Greatness in bulk; size. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of great bulk or dimensions; of great size; large; thick; massive;
A bulky digest of the revenue laws. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]