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Bushel

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as bush, 2. [U. S.]
  • To mend, as a man's garment; repair men's garments.
  • noun. A dry measure, containing 8 gallons or 4 pecks.
  • noun. A vessel of the capacity of a bushel.
  • noun. An indefinitely large quantity. [Colloq.]
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts.
  • noun. A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
  • noun. A quantity that fills a bushel measure.
  • noun. A large indefinite quantity.
  • noun. The iron lining in the nave of a wheel. [Eng.] In the United States it is called a box. See 4th Bush.
  • verb. To mend or repair, as men's garments; to repair garments.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons (36.4 L), or thirty-two quarts.
  • noun. A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
  • noun. A quantity that fills a bushel measure; as, a heap containing ten bushels of apples.
  • noun. A large indefinite quantity.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
  • noun. a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
  • verb. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
  • Word Usage
    "After hoistin 'bushel baskets of tomatoes onto a wagon, this feels light to me."
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