half-bushel

American  

[haf-boosh-uhl, hahf-] / ˈhæfˈbʊʃ əl, ˈhɑf- /

noun

1. a unit of dry measure equal to 2 pecks (17.6 liters).

---

Example Sentences

“Whereas usually on the holidays, people would buy bushels or a half-bushel because they’d have a Thanksgiving party or they’d have a Christmas party . . . and having raw oysters would be part of their appetizers.”

From Washington Post

In addition to crabs by the dozen or half-bushel, the truck sells crab cakes, broiled scallops, hush puppies and fried pickles.

From Washington Post

However, there is limited shelving, most of the food items are displayed on folding tables and the non-refrigerated produce section was limited last week to a half-bushel of potatoes, a small basket of garlic and a single butternut squash.

From Washington Times

On Thursday, the farm’s store was filled with half-bushel boxes of peaches and workers were restocking the shelves almost as quickly as a box was sold.

From Seattle Times

World Hunger Relief is providing about 1,200 half-bushel boxes of vegetables over a period of 10 weeks.

From Washington Times