noun
bushel
BUSH-ul/ˈbʊʃl/
A unit of dry volume used for harvested crops.
The level measure holds one bushel of wheat beneath the strike board.
Etymology
Old French boissel already named a measure of capacity. The English unit was reckoned as four pecks or eight gallons, but its exact size varied by place and commodity.
In context
This leftover material, known as riddlings, can amount to as much as a quarter bushel, about 57 lbs.
More examples
- The market sold wheat by the bushel.
- They harvested several bushels of beans.
- Her grandmother seemed to have a bushel of stories for every occasion.
Forms
bushel · bushels
Similar words
- pound
- Measures weight, while a bushel is a measure of volume.