busheler

Variant of bushel

bushel definition

bushel (bo̵os̸h′əl)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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