half-bushel
Americannoun
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In retirement, I pulled it out, mooched a half-bushel of organic soybeans from an Iowa farmer friend and launched into tofu-making again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
“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 ● Oct. 25, 2021
The half-bushel or thirty pounds of dried cubes in each box, represent two bushels of fresh vegetables.
From Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century by Milan C. Edson
I pick apples in half-bushel baskets; sort into two classes, putting all fine, sound and good size in first grade.
From The Apple by Various
She had also a guitar and a half-bushel basket.
From Happy Days for Boys and Girls by Various
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