Bunch \Bunch\, 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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |