bushelful
[ boo sh-uh l-foo l ]
/ ˈbʊʃ əlˌfʊl /
noun, plural bush·el·fuls.
an amount equal to the capacity of a bushel.
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usage note for bushelful
See -ful.
Words nearby bushelful
bushcraft, bushed, bushel, bushelbasket, busheled iron, bushelful, bushelman, busher, bushfire, bushfly, bushhammer
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Example sentences from the Web for bushelful
He pushed the empty chest into the river and then went home with the sexton to get his bushelful of money.
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales|Hans Christian AndersenA bushelful of nonsense is talked pro and con: it always is at an innovation.
Diana of the Crossways, Complete|George MeredithHe is asked if beans are taken from a bushelful, what colour predominates?
The Browning Cyclopdia|Edward BerdoeAnd so quite contentedly they paid the bushelful of gold pieces to the peasant, who had got kisses, not cuffs, by his bargains.
Twenty-Four Unusual Stories for Boys and Girls|Anna Cogswell Tyler