What is the meaning of Bushel?

  • (n.) A quantity that fills a bushel measure; as, a heap containing ten bushels of apples.
  • (n.) A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
  • (n.) A large indefinite quantity.
  • (n.) The iron lining in the nave of a wheel. [Eng.] In the United States it is called a box. See 4th Bush.
  • (n.) A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons or thirty-two quarts.
  • (v.t.&i.) To mend or repair, as men's garments; to repair garments.
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APAWebster's. (2011). bushel. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/bushel/definitions/1983339
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MLAWebster's. "bushel" 27 May 2011. Web. 25 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/bushel/definitions/1983339>
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