bushel¹ Definition
bushel (bo̵os̸h′əl)
noun
- 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
- a container holding one bushel
- a weight taken as the equivalent of one bushel
- 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 (bo̵os̸h′əl)
transitive verb, intransitive verb -·eled or -·elled, -·el·ing or -·el·ling
to repair, renovate, or alter (esp. garments)
Etymology: < ? Ger bosseln, to patch up, repair
bushel² Related Forms
bushel Usage Examples
Converse of object
- sow: He would sow a bushel of oats, he tells me; it will take no more.
- steal: December 10 th 1834 To prison for 4 months, William Pack for stealing four bushels of turnips from a farm at Sudbury.
- yield: Survey results showed that transgenic canola yielded approximately three bushels per acre ( 10 % ) more than conventional canola in 2000.
- pay: In this record 225 acres are charged, paying 22 bushels and an half.
- pick: The record of the number of bushels picked was recorded on a tally stick.
- contain: There are three malt deposits, each capable of containing 1,600 bushels.
Adjective modifier
- proverbial: You have been hiding your light under the proverbial bushel!
- few: Benbrook points out that Roundup Ready soybeans produce five to ten percent fewer bushels per acre compared to traditional varieties grown under comparable conditions.
Modifies a noun
- basket: I think he's hiding his acting ( or other ) talents under a bushel basket!
- weight: Evaluation of the nutrient value of low bushel weight wheat.
- measure: There are also pitchforks, green sacks and a bushel measure.
Noun used with modifier
twelve: In 1847, the Tithe records show that there were six farms, each paying an annual payment of twelve bushels of barley.
Preposition: of
- wheat: The first bread subsidy was given - 12 pennies for eight bushels of wheat made into bread.
- oat: He would sow a bushel of oats, he tells me; it will take no more.
- corn: A gallon of gasoline to produce a single bushel of corn, for example.
- barley: In 1847, the Tithe records show that there were six farms, each paying an annual payment of twelve bushels of barley.
- pea: He raised twenty-eight bushels of peas and sixteen bushels of beans.
- grain: One such tablet contains an invitation to a birthday party sent to the commanding officers wife, another details payment for bushels of grain.
Preposition: per
acre: The yield of corn then was 30 bushels per acre, a far cry from the 150 bushels now.
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