American English pronunciation
How to pronounce bushel
IPA transcription: ['bʊʃəl]
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Noun
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a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
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a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
Verb
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restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
“She repaired her TV set”
“Repair my shoes please”
Usage examples
- The "Bushells Arms" located on Church Lane has closed.
- From this point on until his execution, Bushell was constantly in trouble.
- Hand threshing was laborious, with a bushel of wheat taking about an hour.
- Bushel petitioned the Court of Common Pleas for a writ of "habeas corpus".