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▪ I. ˈbunching, vbl. n.
[f. bunch v.1 and v.2 + -ing1.]
The action of the verbs to bunch: †a. Thumping, beating (obs.). †b. Bulging, protuberance (obs.). c. Making into bunches.
1398Trevisa Barth. De P.R. xii. xi, [The swan] haþ a byl with a maner bonchinge [1535 bounchynge; 1582 bounching] þat distingueþ þe syȝte fro smel and taste. c1440Promp. Parv. 55 Bunchynge, tuncio. 1668Culpepper & Cole Barthol. Anat. i. ix. 20 [The stomach] hath two bunchings. c1720W. Gibson Farrier's Guide i. vi. (1738) 81 The Protuberances or Bunchings of the Cerebellum. 1883Cassell's Family Mag. Aug. 561 Flower-picking, bunching, and selling. 1901L. M. Waterhouse Conduit Wiring 51 The system of bunching which, with wood casing, is objectionable from a fire insurance point of view. 1906Dewar Faery Year 27 Bunching up of the cress for local retail business. 1967Economist 7 Jan. 4/1 The negative attitude of London bus drivers to their work, e.g., bunching, largely stems from their low wages.
d. The action of a buncher (see buncher 2). Also attrib.
1939R. H. & S. F. Varian in Jrnl. Appl. Physics X. 326/2 A large bunching distance increases the difficulty of getting a large fraction of the beam into the catcher. 1946Electronic Engin. XVIII. 153 Another method..makes use of the klystron bunching principle.
▪ II. † ˈbunching, ppl. a. Obs.
[f. bunch v.2 + -ing2.]
Protuberant, bulging.
1398Trevisa Barth. De P.R. v. xxvi. (1495) 135 The bones of þe sholdres that ben holowe wythin and bounchynge wythout. 1677Moxon Mech. Exerc. (1703) 11 Your Punch will print a bunching mark. 1668Culpepper & Cole Barthol. Anat. i. viii. 17 The bunching part of the Spleen. 1813W. Beattie Yule Feast 11 Twa bunching megs. |