break bulk
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Until the late 1990s, fresh produce was shipped on break bulk ships—general cargo vessels with big refrigerated spaces—from the production site to a single destination.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2018
To this article she read in Latin an objection to the proviso, and said it was reasonable that, if they did break bulk, they should pay custom for so much only as they sold.
From A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654, Vol II. by Morton, Charles
No vessel was allowed to make entry or break bulk until letters brought by it had been handed over to the Post Office.
From The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study by Smith, A. D.
And the master of the ship in which such person shall embark shall give bond for the faithful execution of his part of the trust at the island where he shall break bulk.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund
No vessel to break bulk until reported and entered at the naval officer's office; and every ship to hoist her colours on public days; in case of refusal, all intercourse to cease.
From The Present Picture of New South Wales (1811) by Mann, David Dickinson
