bushel
pronunciation
How to pronounce bushel in British English:
UK [ˈbʊʃl]
How to pronounce bushel in American English:
US [ˈbʊʃəl]
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- Noun:
- a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
- a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
- a basket large enough to hold a bushel
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- Verb:
- restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
Word Origin
- bushel (n.)
- early 14c., measure of capacity containing four pecks or eight gallons, from Old French boissel "bushel" (13c., Modern French boisseau), probably from boisse, a grain measure based on Gallo-Roman *bostia "handful," from Gaulish *bosta "palm of the hand" (compare Irish bass, Breton boz "the hollow of the hand"). The exact measure varied from place to place and according to commodity, and since late 14c. it has been used loosely to mean "a large quantity or number."
Example
- 1. By mid-week , corn was changing hands for $ 5.88 a bushel .
- 2. It pushed wheat prices to an all-time high of more than $ 13 a bushel in the us .
- 3. Soybeans for may delivery sold at $ 13.72 a bushel on april 11 .
- 4. Yet , they say the purchases will likely drop off if prices approach $ 8 a bushel again .
- 5. Corn prices set an all-time high of $ 7.65 a bushel in june 2008 .