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bush·el1

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–noun

1.	a unit of dry measure containing 4 pecks, equivalent in the U.S. (and formerly in England) to 2150.42 cubic inches or 35.24 liters (Winchester bushel), and in Great Britain to 2219.36 cubic inches or 36.38 liters (Imperial bushel). Abbreviation: bu., bush.

2.	a container of this capacity.

3.	a unit of weight equal to the weight of a bushel of a given commodity.

4.	a large, unspecified amount or number: a bushel of kisses.

[Origin: 1250–1300; ME bu(i)sshel < MF boissel, equiv. to boisse unit of measure (< Gaulish *bostia; cf. MIr bas, bos palm of the hand, handbreadth) + -el n. suffix

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bush·el2

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–verb (used with object), -eled, -el·ing or (especially British

) -elled, el·ling.

to alter or repair (a garment).

[Origin: 1875–80, Americanism; < G bosseln to patch < F bosseler to emboss; see boss²

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—Related forms

bush·el·er; especially British, bush·el·ler, noun

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bush·el¹ Audio Help (bŏŏsh'əl) Pronunciation Key
n.

Abbr. bsh. or bu.
1. A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in dry measure and equal to 4 pecks, 2,150.42 cubic inches, or 35.24 liters.
2. A unit of volume or capacity in the British Imperial System, used in dry and liquid measure and equal to 2,219.36 cubic inches or 36.37 liters. See Table at measurement.
A container with the capacity of a bushel.
Informal A large amount; a great deal: We have bushels of time, so relax.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman bussel, variant of Old French boissiel, from boisse, one sixth of a bushel, of Celtic origin.]

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bush·el² Audio Help (bŏŏsh'əl) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. bush·eled or bush·elled, bush·el·ing or bush·el·ling, bush·els
To alter or mend (clothing).

[Probably from German bosseln, to do odd jobs, alteration (perhaps influenced by bosseln, to emboss) of basteln, to rig up, mend, probably from Bast, bast fiber (used to make rope), from Middle High German bast, from Old High German.]

bush'el·er, bush'el·ler n., bush'el·man (-mən) n.

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bushel

c.1330, measure of capacity containing four pecks or eight gallons, from O.Fr. boissel, probably from boisse, a grain measure based on Gallo-Romance *bostia "handful," from Gaulish *bosta "palm of the hand" (cf. Ir. bass, Bret. boz "the hollow of the hand"). The exact measure varied from place to place and according to commodity, and since c.1374 it has been used loosely to mean "a large quantity or number."

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bushel
noun
1.	a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
2.	a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
verb
1.	restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" [syn: repair] [ant: break]

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Bushel

Box\, n.; pl. Boxes [As. box a small case or vessel with a cover; akin to OHG. buhsa box, G. b["u]chse; fr. L. buxus boxwood, anything made of boxwood. See Pyx, and cf. Box a tree, Bushel.]

1. A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various shapes.

2. The quantity that a box contain.

3. A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or other place of public amusement.

Laughed at by the pit, box, galleries, nay, stage. --Dorset.

The boxes and the pit are sovereign judges. --Dryden.

4. A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a poor box; a contribution box.

Yet since his neighbors give, the churl unlocks, Damning the poor, his tripple-bolted box. --J. Warton.

5. A small country house. "A shooting box." --Wilson.

Tight boxes neatly sashed. --Cowper.

6. A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.

7. (Mach) (a) An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing. (b) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works; the bucket of a lifting pump.

8. The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.

9. A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or gift. "A Christmas box." --Dickens.

10. (Baseball) The square in which the pitcher stands.

11. (Zo["o]l.) A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.

Note: Box is much used adjectively or in composition; as box lid, box maker, box circle, etc.; also with modifying substantives; as money box, letter box, bandbox, hatbox or hat box, snuff box or snuffbox.

Box beam (Arch.), a beam made of metal plates so as to have the form of a long box.

Box car (Railroads), a freight car covered with a roof and inclosed on the sides to protect its contents.

Box chronometer, a ship's chronometer, mounted in gimbals, to preserve its proper position.

Box coat, a thick overcoat for driving; sometimes with a heavy cape to carry off the rain.

Box coupling, a metal collar uniting the ends of shafts or other parts in machinery.

Box crab (Zo["o]l.), a crab of the genus Calappa, which, when at rest with the legs retracted, resembles a box.

Box drain (Arch.), a drain constructed with upright sides, and with flat top and bottom.

Box girder (Arch.), a box beam.

Box groove (Metal Working), a closed groove between two rolls, formed by a collar on one roll fitting between collars on another. --R. W. Raymond.

Box metal, an alloy of copper and tin, or of zinc, lead, and antimony, for the bearings of journals, etc.

Box plait, a plait that doubles both to the right and the left.

Box turtle or

Box tortoise (Zo["o]l.), a land tortoise or turtle of the genera Cistudo and Emys; -- so named because it can withdraw entirely within its shell, which can be closed by hinged joints in the lower shell. Also, humorously, an exceedingly reticent person. --Emerson.

In a box, in a perplexity or an embarrassing position; in difficulty. (Colloq.)

In the wrong box, out of one's place; out of one's element; awkwardly situated. (Colloq.) --Ridley (1554)

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Bushel

Bush"el\, n. [OE. buschel, boischel, OF. boissel, bussel, boistel, F. boisseau, LL. bustellus; dim. of bustia, buxida (OF. boiste), fr. pyxida, acc. of L. pyxis box, Gr. ?. Cf. Box.]

1. A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts.

Note: The Winchester bushel, formerly used in England, contained 2150.42 cubic inches, being the volume of a cylinder 181/2 inches in internal diameter and eight inches in depth. The standard bushel measures, prepared by the United States Government and distributed to the States, hold each 77.6274 pounds of distilled water, at 39.8[deg] Fahr. and 30 inches atmospheric pressure, being the equivalent of the Winchester bushel. The imperial bushel now in use in England is larger than the Winchester bushel, containing 2218.2 cubic inches, or 80 pounds of water at 62[deg] Fahr.

2. A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.

Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed, and not to be set on a candlestick? --Mark iv. 21.

3. A quantity that fills a bushel measure; as, a heap containing ten bushels of apples.

Note: In the United States a large number of articles, bought and sold by the bushel, are measured by weighing, the number of pounds that make a bushel being determined by State law or by local custom. For some articles, as apples, potatoes, etc., heaped measure is required in measuring a bushel.

4. A large indefinite quantity. [Colloq.]

The worthies of antiquity bought the rarest pictures with bushels of gold, without counting the weight or the number of the pieces. --Dryden.

5. 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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