Part 1469

<blockquote>They will carry . . . their treasures upon the <b>bunches</b> of camels. <i>Isa. xxx. 6.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A collection, cluster, or tuft, properly of things of the same kind, growing or fastened together; <as>as, a <ex>bunch</ex> of grapes; a <ex>bunch</ex> of keys.</as></def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A small isolated mass of ore, as distinguished from a continuous vein.</def>

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<h1>Bunch</h1> <Xpage=191>

<hw>Bunch</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.<tt> <er>Bunched<tt>er> (<?/); <tt>p. pr. & vb.n<tt>. <er>Bunching<tt>er>.]</wordforms> <def>To swell out into a bunch or protuberance; to be protuberant or round.</def>

<blockquote><b>Bunching</b> out into a large round knob at one end. <i>Woodward.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Bunch</h1> <Xpage=191>

<hw>Bunch</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To form into a bunch or bunches.</def>

<h1>Bunch-backed</h1> <Xpage=191>

<hw>Bunch"-backed`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having a bunch on the back; crooked.</def> "<i>Bunch-backed</i> toad."

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Bunchberry</h1> <Xpage=191>

<hw>Bunch"ber`ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The dwarf cornel (<spn>Cornus Canadensis</spn>), which bears a dense cluster of bright red, edible berries.</def>

<h1>Bunch grass</h1> <Xpage=191>

<hw>Bunch" grass`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A grass growing in bunches and affording pasture. In California, <spn>Atropis tenuifolia</spn>, <spn>Festuca scabrella</spn>, and several kinds of <spn>Stipa</spn> are favorite bunch grasses. In Utah, <spn>Eriocoma cuspidata</spn> is a good bunch grass.</def>

<h1>Bunchiness</h1> <Xpage=191>

<hw>Bunch"i*ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality or condition of being bunchy; knobbiness.</def>

<h1>Bunchy</h1> <Xpage=191>

<hw>Bunch"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Swelling out in bunches.</def>

<blockquote>An unshapen, <b>bunchy</b> spear, with bark unpiled. <i>Phaer.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Growing in bunches, or resembling a bunch; having tufts; <as>as, the bird's <ex>bunchy</ex> tail</as>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>Yielding irregularly; sometimes rich, sometimes poor; <as>as, a <ex>bunchy</ex> mine</as>.</def>

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<h1>Buncombe, Bunkum</h1> <Xpage=191>

<hw><hw>Bun"combe</hw>, <hw>Bun"kum</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Buncombe</ets> a country of North Carolina.]</ety> <def>Speech-making for the gratification of constituents, or to gain public applause; flattering talk for a selfish purpose; anything said for mere show.</def> <mark>[Cant or Slang, U.S.]</mark>

<blockquote>All that flourish about right of search was <b>bunkum</b> -- all that brag about hanging your Canada sheriff was <b>bunkum</b> . . . slavery speeches are all <b>bunkum</b>. <i>Haliburton.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>To speak for Buncombe</col>, <cd>to speak for mere show, or popularly.</cd></cs>