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/ˈbo͝oSHəl/,
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bushels, plural;
  1. A measure of capacity equal to 64 US pints (equivalent to 35.2 liters), used for dry goods

  2. A large amount
    • - we sold it for a bushel of money
  3. A measure of capacity equal to 8 imperial gallons (equivalent to 36.4 liters), used for dry goods and liquids

  4. A container with the capacity of a bushel
    • - packing oysters into bushel baskets
  1. (bushel) a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
  2. (bushel) repair: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
  3. (bushel) a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
  4. A bushel is an imperial and U.S. customary unit of dry volume, equivalent in each of these systems to 4 pecks or 8 gallons. It is used for volumes of dry commodities (not liquids), most often in agriculture. It is abbreviated as bsh. or bu. ...
  5. (bushel) A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons (36.4 L), or thirty-two quarts; A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure; A quantity that fills a bushel measure; as, a heap containing ten bushels of apples; A large indefinite quantity; The iron ...
  6. (Bushel) A unit of volume measure used as dry measure of grains and produce. A bushel of wheat or soybeans weighs 60 pounds, a bushel of corn or milo weighs 56 pounds, and a bushel of sunflowers weighs 25 pounds.
  7. (bushel) a unit of dry measure equal to four pecks; hence, a large amount ["Bushel and a Peck": I, iv]
  8. (Bushel (Bu,Bsh)) UOM. A unit of volume.  One bushel equals 2150.42 cu in or 25.23907 liters.   Prior to the 1980's, many fruits could commonly be bought by the bushel at a farm/produce stand. [PO]    [Change] [Delete]
  9. (BUSHEL) Unit of measurement used in the US (35.56 bushels of wheat = 1000kg).
  10. (Bushel) A unit of dry volume typically used to quantify crop yields. One bushel is equivalent to 32 quarts or 2,150.42 cubic inches. A bushel is often used to represent the weight of a particular crop; for example, one bushel of No. 2 yellow shelled corn at 15.5% moisture content weighs 56 lb.
  11. (Bushel) An old volume measure of cereals. One bushel of wheat weighed approximately 63 lbs, barley 56lbs, .and oats 42lbs.
  12. (Bushel) The unit of measurement in which corn and other commodities are most often traded. One bushel of corn = 56 pounds or 25.4 kg
  13. (Bushel) Unit of measure equal to 8 gallons or 32-quart capacity. Often used to measure quantity of clams, oysters or crabs.
  14. (Bushel) term used both for volume and for weight.
  15. (bushel (bu)) A traditional unit of volume used for measuring dry commodities such as grains and fruits. One U.S. or Winchester bushel equals 4 pecks or 32 (dry) quarts; this is a volume of 2150.42 cubic inches or about 1.2445 cubic feet, and represents the volume of a cylindrical container 18. ...
  16. (bushel) A unit of measurement equal to a little more than 9 gallons.
  17. (bushel) a dry measure equivalent to four pecks or eight gallons (of wheat).
  18. Converts pounds to bushels based on weight/volume ratios specific to each product