noun
bushel
BUU-shuhl
noun
1
A unit of dry volume measurement, historically used for grain and produce.
"The farmer sold his apples by the bushel."
2
A large, indefinite quantity of something.
"She gave him a bushel of compliments after the show."
How to Use Bushel
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA traditional unit for measuring dry goods like grain or fruit, or loosely, "a large amount."
Common pairings
a bushel of apples
by the bushel
Word Forms
busheled past tense, bushelled past tense, bushels plural, bushel plural, bushels singular
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Etymology
From Old French "boissel," ultimately from a Gaulish word for "handful."