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
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 A. D. Smith
In ten days to three weeks, according to weather and size of the meat, break bulk and resalt, using the old salt again, with just a little new salt added.
From Home Pork Making by A. W. Fulton
Then," said Harry, "the lugger doesna break bulk here, nor at Embleton outher—that's flat.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 by John Mackay Wilson
Railroads do not break bulk between North and South.
From The South and the National Government by William H. Taft
