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bulk Nfld 
n. a quantity of fish salted and piled in layers.
See also: salt-bulk salt pile water-horse (def. 2)
- 1777 (1792) We spread all the green fish, made a large pile, and washed a considerable bulk.
- 1832 In salting, the bulks must not be of too great a size, as the weight would injure the lower tiers.
- 1958 A good fish can be spoiled in salt bulk or in the wash tub.
- 1777 (1792) We spread all the green fish, made a large pile, and washed a considerable bulk.