English Explanatory Dictionary

bushel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts; equivalent in volume to approximately 0.0364 cubic meters (imperial bushel) or 0.0352 cubic meters (U.S. bushel).
  2. A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
  3. A quantity that fills a bushel measure.
  4. A large indefinite quantity.
  5. The iron lining in the nave of a wheel.
verb
  1. To mend or repair clothes.
  2. To pack grain, hops, etc. into bushel measures.

Pronunciation

/ˈbʊʃəl/ /ˈbuʃəl/ en-us-bushel.ogg

Word forms

bushel bushels busheling bushelling busheled bushelled

Etymology

From Middle English busshel, from Old French boissel, from boisse, a grain measure based on Gaulish *bostyā (“handful”), from Proto-Celtic *bostā (“palm, fist”) (compare Breton boz (“hollow of the hand”), Old Irish bas), from Proto-Indo-European *gwost-, *gwosdʰ- (“branch”).

Synonyms

box

Related words

kenning

Derived words

bushelage bushel basket bushelful busheller bushelman bushel measure bushelwoman hide one's light under a bushel Winchester bushel
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