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(), n.[Akin to OSw. & Dan. bunke heap, Icel. bunki heap, pile, bunga tumor, protuberance; cf. W. pwng cluster. Cf. Bunk.] 1. A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump. They will carry . . . their treasures upon the bunches of camels. Isa. xxx. 6. 2. A collection, cluster, or tuft, properly of things of the same kind, growing or fastened together; as, a bunch of grapes; a bunch of keys. 3. (Mining) A small isolated mass of ore, as distinguished from a continuous vein. Page. Bunch v. i.[imp. & p. p.Bunched (); p. pr. & vb. n.Bunching.] To swell out into a bunch or protuberance; to be protuberant or round. Bunching out into a large round knob at one end. Woodward. Bunch v. t.To form into a bunch or bunches. スポンサード リンク
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