Associations to the word «Bushel»

Wiktionary

BUSHEL, noun. A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons (36.4 L), or thirty-two quarts.
BUSHEL, noun. A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
BUSHEL, noun. A quantity that fills a bushel measure; as, a heap containing ten bushels of apples.
BUSHEL, noun. (colloquial) A large indefinite quantity.
BUSHEL, noun. The iron lining in the nave of a wheel. [Eng.] In the United States it is called a box.
BUSHEL, verb. (US) (tailoring) (ambitransitive) To mend or repair clothes.
BUSHEL BASKET, noun. A basket that is the right size to hold a bushel.
BUSHEL BASKETS, noun. Plural of bushel basket

Dictionary definition

BUSHEL, noun. A United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches.
BUSHEL, noun. A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks.
BUSHEL, verb. Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please".

Wise words

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