by (also at, in) wholesale (formerly also †by (also in) the whole sale). With reference to the selling of goods: in large quantities and at low…
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > a great quantity, amount, or degree [phrase] > in large quantities (8) by (also at, in) wholesale1417 by (also at, in) wholesale (formerly also †by (also in) the whole sale). With reference to the selling of goods: in large quantities and at low… in great1447 = by the great at phrases 2c, in various senses. Also occasionally in the great, (Scottish) in greats. Obsolete. by greatc1475 As a whole, all together. Also: in large quantities or numbers. Obsolete. by the whole1592 by the whole: = by wholesale at wholesale, n. 1. Obsolete. by the yard1845 Vaguely, hyperbolically, or figuratively. by the yard: at great length, without end; also, of books or paintings: bought by quantity or size rather… in block1870 A large quantity of anything dealt with at once. Hence in block: in the mass, as a whole, ‘wholesale’; = French en bloc. in bulk1908 in bulk (of fish, etc.): lying loose in heaps, without package; (gen.) in large quantities. to load (a ship) in bulk: to put the cargo in loose… like peas1959 Caribbean (chiefly Trinidad). like peas: in large quantities; in great numbers; to a considerable extent. licks like peas: repeated blows; a sound… |
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