The Only Use of
bulwark
in
Washington Black
- He stood at the bulwark with his pipe clenched between his teeth, watching me with unblinking eyes.†
p. 141.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(bulwark) something that offers protection -- especially a defensive wall or embankment, or a sea wall
or (especially in classic literature): the part of a ship's side that is above the upper deck -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus