Winchester bushel
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Winchester bushel
1695–1705; after Winchester, England
Example Sentences
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As I have before stated, sixty pounds of wheat, that is to say, where the Winchester bushel weighs sixty pounds, will make sixty-five pounds of bread, besides the leaving of about ten pounds of bran.
From Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend by Cobbett, William
Very fine large grained wheat, which increases one-fifth in the grinding, sells at one dollar per saa, or about half a dollar per Winchester bushel.
From An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa by Jackson, James Grey
I never use a hive, the main apartment of which, holds less than a Winchester bushel.
From Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual by Langstroth, L. L. (Lorenzo Lorraine)
Previously, the standard bushel used was known as the "Winchester bushel", so named from the standard being kept in the town hall at Winchester; it contained 2150.42 cub. in.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
People spoke now of the Winchester bushel, instead of the Schoharie spint and skipple.
From In the Valley by Frederic, Harold
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