Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Bulk

Bulk (bŭlk), 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 materi...

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Bulk (2)

Bulk (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Bulked (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Bulking.] To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent; to swell.The fame of Warburton possibly bulked larger for the mo...

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Bulk (3)

Bulk, n. [Icel. bālkr a beam, partition. Cf. Balk, n. & v.] A projecting part of a building.Here, stand behind this bulk.Shak.

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Bulker

Bulk″er (�), 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.

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Bulkhead

Bulk″head′ (�), n. [See Bulk part of a building.] 1. (Naut.) A partition in a vessel, to separate apartments on the same deck.2. A structure of wood or stone, to resist the pres...

5487

Bulkiness

Bulk″i‐ness (�), n. Greatness in bulk; size.

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Bulky

Bulk″y (�), a. Of great bulk or dimensions; of great size; large; thick; massive; as, bulky volumes.A bulky digest of the revenue laws.Hawthorne.

5489

Bull

Bull (�), n. [OE. bule, bul, bole; akin to D. bul, G. bulle, Icel. boli, Lith. bullus, Lett. bollis, Russ. vol'; prob. fr. the root of AS. bellan, E. bellow.] 1. (Zoöl.) The mal...

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Bull (2)

Bull, a. Of or pertaining to a bull; resembling a bull; male; large; fierce.Bull bat(Zoöl.), the night hawk; — so called from the loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing, ...

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Bull (3)

Bull, v. i. To be in heat; to manifest sexual desire as cows do.

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Bull (4)

Bull, v. t.(Stock Exchange) To endeavor to raise the market price of; as, to bull railroad bonds; to bull stocks; to bull Lake Shore; to endeavor to raise prices in; as, to bull...

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Bull (5)

Bull, n. [OE. bulle, fr. L. bulla bubble, stud, knob, LL., a seal or stamp: cf. F. bulle. Cf. Bull a writing, Bowl a ball, Boil, v. i.] 1. A seal. See Bulla.2. A letter, edict, ...

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Bull brier

Bull″ bri′er (�). (Bot.) A species of Smilax (S. Pseudo-China) growing from New Jersey to the Gulf of Mexico, which has very large tuberous and farinaceous rootstocks, formerly ...

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Bull fly

{ Bull″ fly′ or Bull″fly′ } (�), n.(Zoöl.) Any large fly troublesome to cattle, as the gadflies and breeze flies.

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Bull Moose

Bull Moose. (U. S. Politics) (a) A follower of Theodore Roosevelt in the presidential campaign of 1912; — a sense said to have originated from a remark made by Roosevelt on a ce...

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Bull terrier

Bull″ ter″ri‐er (�). (Zoöl.) A breed of dogs obtained by crossing the bulldog and the terrier.

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Bull trout

Bull″ trout′ (�). (Zoöl.) (a) In England, a large salmon trout of several species, as Salmo trutta and S. Cambricus, which ascend rivers; — called also sea trout. (b) Salvelinus...

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Bull-necked

Bull″–necked′ (�), a. Having a short and thick neck like that of a bull. Sir W. Scott.

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Bull-roarer

Bull″–roar′er (?), n. A contrivance consisting of a slat of wood tied to the end of a thong or string, with which the slat is whirled so as to cause an intermittent roaring nois...

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Bull's-eye

Bull's″–eye′ (�), n. 1. (Naut.) A small circular or oval wooden block without sheaves, having a groove around it and a hole through it, used for connecting rigging.2. A small ro...

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Bull's-nose

Bull's″–nose′ (�), n.(Arch.) An external angle when obtuse or rounded.

5503

Bulla

‖Bul″la (�), n.; pl.Bullæ (�). [L. bulla bubble. See Bull an edict.] 1. (Med.) A bleb; a vesicle, or an elevation of the cuticle, containing a transparent watery fluid.2. (Anat....

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Bullace

Bul″lace (�), n. [OE. bolas, bolace, OF. beloce; of Celtic origin; cf. Arm. bolos, polos, Gael. bulaistear.] (Bot.) (a) A small European plum (Prunus communis, var. insitita). S...

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Bullantic

Bul‐lan″tic (�), a. [See Bull an edict.] Pertaining to, or used in, papal bulls. Fry.Bullantic letters, Gothic letters used in papal bulls.

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Bullary

Bul″la‐ry (�), n. [LL. bullarium: cf. F. bullairie. See Bull an edict.] A collection of papal bulls.

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Bullary (2)

Bul″la‐ry, n.; pl.Bullaries (–rĭz). [Cf. Boilary.] A place for boiling or preparing salt; a boilery. Crabb.And certain salt fats or bullaries.Bills in Chancery.

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Bullate

Bul″late (bŭl″lā̍t/), a. [L. bullatus, fr. bulla bubble.] (Biol.) Appearing as if blistered; inflated; puckered.Bullate leaf(Bot.), a leaf, the membranous part of which rises be...