SC - Bushel

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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>

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