bulk

bulk
The main mass of the body; the largest or principal portion; the majority, as the bulk of a debt. When we speak of the bulk of anything, the other two words are an appositional genitive of the word bulk and mean the same thing. For example, "the bulk of the goods sold," means the goods themselves. F. A. D. Andrea, Inc. v Dodge (CA3 Pa) 15 F2d 1003. See breaking bulk; laden in bulk; open bulk.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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