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BUSHEL, measure(law)

bushel(1) (iou)



bushel noun & verb1. ME.

A. noun.
A British unit of dry and liquid measure equal to 8 gallons or 32 quarts (approx. 36.4 litres); a US unit of dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 32 quarts (approx. 35.2 litres). ME.
Winchester bushel: see WINCHESTER 1.
loosely. A very large number or quantity. LME.
A vessel used as a measure of a bushel. arch. exc. as below. LME.
hide one's light under a bushel conceal one's merits.
b. verb trans. Infl. -l(l)-. Hide (a light etc.) under a bushel (fig.): see sense A.3 above. rare. M17.
bushelful noun as much as a bushel will hold; a large quantity: LME.