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bushel (bo̵os̸həl)

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

bushel2 definition

bushel (bo̵os̸həl)

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

to repair, renovate, or alter (esp. garments)

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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