noun

1. a unit of dry measure for grain, fruit, etc., equal to 32 dry quarts or 4 pecks (35.2384 dry liters or 1.2445 cubic feet): abbrev. bu
2. a container holding one bushel
3. a weight taken as the equivalent of one bushel
4. Informal a large amount Abbrev. bu

Etymology: ME busshel < OFr boissel < boisse, grain measure < Gaul *bostia, handful < *bosta, palm of the hand

transitive verb, intransitive verb busheled -·eled or bushelled -·elled, busheling -·el·ing or bushelling -·el·ling

Etymology: < ? Ger bosseln, to patch up, repair