bushel

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Synonyms: bushed, busher, bushes, burhel, bushet, bushey, bushell, bushee

Antonyms: bushed, busher, bushes, burhel, bushet, bushey, bushell, bushee

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Noun

1. A [[dry measure]], containing four [[peck]]s, eight [[gallon]]s, or thirty-two [[quart]]s; equivalent in volume to approximately 0.0364 [[cubic meter]]s (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. {{lb|en|figurative|colloquial}} A large indefinite quantity.
5. {{lb|en|UK}} The iron lining in the nave of a wheel.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|US|tailoring|ambitransitive}} To [[mend]] or [[repair]] [[clothes]].
2. To [[pack]] [[grain]], [[hops]], etc. into bushel [[measure]]s.

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