DICTIONARY OF

Bulk 59 Bunder Boat
Bulk.* Old name for hull of a ship. 'Bulkhead' is a reminder.
Bulk Cargo. Cargo such as grain, coal, iron ore, etc., that is loaded in bulk and not in
packages or containers.
Bulkhead. Transverse, or fore and aft, vertical partition in a vessel to divide interior into
compartments. Not necessarily watertight. Increases rigidity of structure, localises effects of
fire and, when watertight, localises inflow of water.
Bulk Oil. Oil cargo when carried in tanks instead of casks, drums, etc.
Boll Bars. Galvanised iron bars between beams of holds in ships carrying carcases of meat.
Bull Dog Grip. U-shaped steel of circular section with a movable bridge that forms a clamp.
Two wires being inside U, and clamp screwed up, the wires are incapable of independent
movement.
Bulling. Putting water into empty cask or barrel to prevent it drying and becoming leaky.
Colloquially used to signify diluting.
Bullivant's Wire Nippers. Steel appliances for securely holding a wire when under stress.
There are two types, fixed and portable. In either type an increase of stress results in an
increase of clamping effect.
Bull Ring. Transverse circular steel ring at stem head. Fairleader for head ropes and tow
rope. Also called 'Panama Lead'.
Bull Rope. Rope leading downward from bowsprit to a buoy, to keep latter away from ship's
bows or stem. Name is generally given to any rope leading steeply downward from forward.
2. Length of rope used for hauling items of cargo under square of hatch for hoisting. 3. Rope
used for topping a derrick so that standing topping lift can be shackled to deck.
Bull's Eye. Solid, round wooden block with groove around circumference and three or four
holes pierced transversely. Lower end of rigging is seized in around groove; lanyard is rove
through holes to make a purchase for setting up the rigging. 2. A more or less circular patch
of blue sky very often observable over centre of a revolving storm.
Bull's Eye Cringle. Bull's eye with one large hole in centre; sometimes used in tack or leech
of sail.
Bull's Nose. Masonry; with rounded front on outward side, between dock entrances.
Bullwanger. Small strop on yard arm through which a lashing is rove to keep head cringle
of a sail in place.
Bulwarks. Plating or wooden erections around outboard edge of upper deck to protect deck
from entry of sea.
Bumboat. Shore boat that comes alongside ships in harbour with provisions for retail sale.
Bumping. Name given to the intermittent touching of the ground by a vessel in shoal water.
Bumpkins. Small booms projecting on either side of bows, to which the fore tacks are
hauled down.
Bunder Boat. Surf boat of Malabar Coast.