| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | Old Norse |
| Origin: | bulki 'goods carried on a ship' |
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bulk1

1 the main or largest part of something :
The bulk of consumers are based in towns.
the bulk (of something)
The bulk of consumers are based in towns.2 [countable usually singular] a big mass or shape of something :
the great bulk of a building
the great bulk of a building3 [uncountable] the size of something or someone :
The dough will rise until it is double in bulk.
The dough will rise until it is double in bulk.