bushel

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/ˈbʊʃəl/ English

Definitions

noun

A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts.
A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
A quantity that fills a bushel measure.“a heap containing ten bushels of apples”
A large indefinite quantity.

verb

To mend or repair clothes.
To pack grain, hops, etc. into bushel measures.

Related words

Synonyms

box bushel basket mend repair fix restore doctor touch on furbish up peck winchester bushel kenning windle hoop bucket winchester measure tolbot

Associated

avoirdupois hundredweight quart gallon candlestick cents oats corn wheat ounce ethanol

Rhymes

bush hill bushell

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