Definition of Bushel

  • (n.) A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts.
  • (n.) 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.
  • (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.

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