bushel
A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
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So shine the spotlight on anti-Semitism, while keeping the Gaza genocide/West Bank atrocities under a bushel.
Oaf game : carrying a half a bushel of extremely ripe peaches in your arms Oaf prize: woolen socks with hole in the toes
You took five or six pails of water in a copper. Then you took one pail of boiling water and one pail of cold water and added them together in a tub big enough to hold 18 gallons. You added a bushel of malt to the w…
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A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
Forecasts are showing no sign of an end to the drought, with corn prices hitting a record high of $8.16 (£5.19) a bushel on Thursday, while soya beans hit a high of $17.17.
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A quantity that fills a bushel measure.
a heap containing ten bushels of apples
“Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Collapsible X Cart, Black, Steel 8 Bushel Bin, Commercial Laundry Cart with Wheels for Hotel/Nursing Home/Home/College Easily Move Laundry/Supplies/Groceries #LaundryCart #Grocery #Supplies”
— Bluesky· May 2026“So shine the spotlight on anti-Semitism, while keeping the Gaza genocide/West Bank atrocities under a bushel.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Oaf game : carrying a half a bushel of extremely ripe peaches in your arms Oaf prize: woolen socks with hole in the toes”
— Bluesky· May 2026“You took five or six pails of water in a copper. Then you took one pail of boiling water and one pail of cold water and added them together in a tub big enough to hold 18 gallons. You added a bushel of malt to the water in the tub.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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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).
The quarter, bushel, and peck are nearly universal measures of corn.
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