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Added 9 October 2026

bushel

/ˈbʊʃəl/ noun

In Latin: medimnum, medimnus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about bushel at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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.

verb

Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken.
She repaired her TV set

Origin

From Middle English busshel, from Old French boissel, from boisse, a grain measure based on Gaulish *bostyā (“handful”), from Proto-Celtic *bostā (“palm, fist”) (compare Breton boz (“hollow of the hand”), Old Irish bas), from Proto-Indo-European *gwost-, *gwosdʰ- (“branch”).

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