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bushel
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bushel
n.
measure of capacity for grains or fruit
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Bushel
A bushel (abbreviation: bsh. or bu.) is an imperial and US customary unit of weight or mass based upon an earlier measure of dry capacity. The old bushel was equal to 4 pecks or 8 gallons and was used mostly for agricultural products such as wheat. At present, the volume is usually only nominal, with bushels referring to standard quantities of mass instead. Two pecks make a kenning (obsolete), and four pecks make a bushel.
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bushel
Noun
1. a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
(hypernym) United States dry unit
(part-meronym) peck
2. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
(hypernym) British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit
(part-holonym) quarter
(part-meronym) gallon, Imperial gallon, congius
3. a basket large enough to hold a bushel
(synonym) bushel basket
(hypernym) basket, handbasket
Verb
1. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
(synonym) repair, mend, fix, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
(hypernym) better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
(hyponym) tinker, fiddle
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Bushel
(n.)
The iron lining in the nave of a wheel. [Eng.] In the United States it is called a box. See 4th Bush.
The iron lining in the nave of a wheel. [Eng.] In the United States it is called a box. See 4th Bush.
(n.)
A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
(n.)
A quantity that fills a bushel measure; as, a heap containing ten bushels of apples.
A quantity that fills a bushel measure; as, a heap containing ten bushels of apples.
(n.)
A large indefinite quantity.
A large indefinite quantity.
(n.)
A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts.
A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts.
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Bushel
See: Weights And Measures AND Measures
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