SC - Bushel
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LrdRas at aol.com
Sun Feb 14 12:32:48 PST 1999
bush*el [1] (noun)
[Middle English busshel, from Old French boissel, from (assumed) Old French
boisse one sixth of a bushel, of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Irish boss
breadth of the hand]
First appeared 14th Century
1 : any of various units of dry capacity as
a : a unit of dry capacity used in the United States equal to 2150.42 cubic
inches
b : a British imperial unit of dry and liquid capacity equal to 2219.36
cubic inches or 8 imperial gallons
2 : a container holding a bushel
3 : a large quantity : LOTS <makes ~s of money>
Ras
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