bushel
1a unit of dry measure containing 4 pecks, equivalent in the U.S. (and formerly in England) to 2,150.42 cubic inches or 35.24 liters (Win·ches·ter bushel ), and in Great Britain to 2,219.36 cubic inches or 36.38 liters (Im·pe·ri·al bushel ).Abbreviation: bu., bush.
a container of this capacity.
a unit of weight equal to the weight of a bushel of a given commodity.
a large, unspecified amount or number: a bushel of kisses.
Origin of bushel
1Other definitions for bushel (2 of 2)
to alter or repair (a garment).
Origin of bushel
2Other words from bushel
- bush·el·er; especially British, bush·el·ler, noun
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How to use bushel in a sentence
It was an outdoor picnic then, with pecks and bushels dispatched at sawhorse tables.
Later, scores of black men roll giant bushels of cotton onto a steamboat.
‘The Great Flood’: Hauntingly Poetic Documentary Recounts the Worst Flood in U.S. History | Marlow Stern | January 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIts share price has soared from bushels of bullish earnings, with a $13.06 billion profit—for just its fiscal first quarter.
Boycott Apple? The Moral Dilemma After Abuse Reports From China | Thane Rosenbaum | January 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThese trips are free, and you won't have to figure out what to do with two bushels of apples.
Last year, the ethanol industry gobbled down about one-third of the U.S. corn crop, about 4.1 billion bushels.
For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one little measure, and thirty bushels of seed shall yield three bushels.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousThose who carried wheat to the mill, from fifteen bushels brought back only twelve of flour, instead of eighteen.
In return for this land, the owner was required to give six bushels of corn each year to the colony.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyThe wheat was not very heavy, it resembled barley rather than wheat; the average crop about sixteen English bushels.
The average consumption of grain by each person is about a quarter (eight bushels) per annum.
Landholding In England | Joseph Fisher
British Dictionary definitions for bushel (1 of 2)
/ (ˈbʊʃəl) /
a Brit unit of dry or liquid measure equal to 8 Imperial gallons. 1 Imperial bushel is equivalent to 0.036 37 cubic metres
a US unit of dry measure equal to 64 US pints. 1 US bushel is equivalent to 0.035 24 cubic metres
a container with a capacity equal to either of these quantities
US informal a large amount; great deal
hide one's light under a bushel to conceal one's abilities or good qualities
Origin of bushel
1British Dictionary definitions for bushel (2 of 2)
/ (ˈbʊʃəl) /
(tr) US to alter or mend (a garment)
Origin of bushel
2Derived forms of bushel
- busheller, busheler or bushelman, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with bushel
see hide one's light under a bushel.
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