'In bulk' definitions:

Definition of 'In bulk'

From: GCIDE
  • Bulk \Bulk\ (b[u^]lk), n. [OE. bulke, bolke, heap; cf. Dan. bulk lump, clod, OSw. bolk crowd, mass, Icel. b?lkast to be bulky. Cf. Boll, n., Bile a boil, Bulge, n.]
  • 1. Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size; as, an ox or ship of great bulk. [1913 Webster]
  • 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]
  • 2. The main mass or body; the largest or principal portion; the majority; as, the bulk of a debt. [1913 Webster]
  • The bulk of the people must labor, Burke told them, "to obtain what by labor can be obtained." --J. Morley. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Naut.) The cargo of a vessel when stowed. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. The body. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • My liver leaped within my bulk. --Turbervile. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Size; magnitude; dimension; volume; bigness; largeness; massiveness. [1913 Webster]