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
1Words Nearby bushel
Other 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
Duarte asks, referring to a bushel of fruits just brought in from the backyard orchard.
A California Tavern With an Artichoke Obsession | Jane & Michael Stern | June 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSorghum requires less water than corn but yields about the same amount of ethanol per bushel.
Democrats and Republicans Support Harmful Ethanol Subsidies for the Sake of Votes | Robert Bryce | September 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe report projected soybean prices to be between $15 and $17 a bushel, up $2.
Pulling back his cloak, he shows off his giant phallus bearing forth a bushel of fruit.
‘Aphrodite and the Gods of Love’: Museum Exhibit Gets Visitors in the Mood for Valentine's Day | Lizzie Crocker | February 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe had five-year plans and seven-year plans by the bushel-full, and he never lost faith in the dialectic.
In 1205 wheat was worth 12 pence per bushel, which was cheap, as there had been some years of famine previous thereto.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellThe reported duty of Watt's Herland engine was twenty-seven millions; and if the trial was with his ordinary bushel of 112 lbs.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickThe Greenwich high-pressure puffer-engine did fourteen millions of duty with a bushel of coals, 84 lbs.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickThe duty was seventeen millions and a half pounds raised one foot high for each bushel of coals.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickA grain—requiring to be picked out with a pin and microscope—of truth, with a bushel of bunkum or cant.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.
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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