bushel

bushel
a) A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons (36.4 L), or thirty-two quarts.

The Winchester bushel, formerly used in England, contained 2150.42 cubic inches, being the volume of a cylinder 181/2 inches in internal diameter and eight inches in depth. The standard bushel measures, prepared by the United States Government and distributed to the States, hold each 77.6274 pounds of distilled water, at 39.8° Fahr. and 30 inches atmospheric pressure, being the equivalent of the Winchester bushel. The imperial bushel now in use in England is larger than the Winchester bushel, containing 2218.2 cubic inches, or 80 pounds of water at 62° Fahr.

b) A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.

The quarter, bushel, and peck are nearly universal measures of corn.


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  • Bushel — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El bushel es una unidad de medida de capacidad para mercancía sólida en los países anglosajones. Sirven para granos, harinas y otras sustancias análogas. En Gran Bretaña un bushel tiene 4 pecks ó 32 quarts, y… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Bushel — Bush el (b[.u]sh [e^]l), n. [OE. buschel, boischel, OF. boissel, bussel, boistel, F. boisseau, LL. bustellus; dim. of bustia, buxida (OF. boiste), fr. pyxida, acc. of L. pyxis box, Gr. pyxi s. Cf. {Box}.] 1. A dry measure, containing four pecks,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bushel — s.m. v. buşel. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN  BUSHEL /buşel/ s. m. Unitate de măsură pentru capacităţi, de 36 l, în Marea Britanie şi S.U.a. (< engl. bushel) Trimis de raduborza, 17.03.2008. Sursa: MDN  BUSHEL [BÚŞEL] s …   Dicționar Român

  • bushel — bushel1 [boosh′əl] n. [ME busshel < OFr boissel < boisse, grain measure < Gaul * bostia, handful < * bosta, palm of the hand] 1. a unit of dry measure for grain, fruit, etc., equal to 32 dry quarts or 4 pecks (35.2384 dry liters or… …   English World dictionary

  • Bushel — Bushel, Getreidemaß, in England, Australien und Kapland = 36,349 l, in den Vereinigten Staaten, Britisch Westindien und Britisch Nordamerika = 35,2381 l. In New York und Chicago rechnet man 1 Bushel Weizen = 60, Roggen und Mais = 56, Gerste = 48 …   Lexikon der gesamten Technik

  • Bushel — Bush el, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Busheled}, p. pr. & vb. n. {Busheling}.] [Cf. G. bosseln.] (Tailoring) To mend or repair, as men s garments; to repair garments. [U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bushel — (engl., spr. Buschil), 1) Hohlmaß in Großbritannien, 1 B. = 8 Gallons od. 83/4 preuß. Metzen; als Durchschnittsgewicht des B. ist angenommen: 60 Pfund A voir du poids Weizen, 53 Korn, 47 Gerste, 38 Hafer, 48 Raps, 68 Kleesamen, 64 Erbsen, 63… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Bushel — (spr. búschel), Hohlmaß der Länder englischer Zunge, zu 1/8 Quarter = 8 Gallons. Bis 1826 hatte der Winchesterbushel von 2150,42 engl. Kubikzoll ( = 35,23812 Lit.) für Mehlhändler und Farmer amtliche Geltung, besteht auch in einigen Kolonien und… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Bushel — (spr. busch l), Getreidemaß in England, Kanada, Kapland und Australien; das Reichs oder Imperial B. (1/8 Quarter oder 8 Gallons) = 36,35 l; in Nordamerika das Winchester B. = 35,24 l …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • bushel — early 14c., measure of capacity containing four pecks or eight gallons, from O.Fr. boissel (13c., Mod.Fr. boisseau), probably from boisse, a grain measure based on Gallo Romance *bostia handful, from Gaulish *bosta palm of the hand (Cf. Ir. bass …   Etymology dictionary

  • bushel — ► NOUN 1) Brit. a measure of capacity equal to 8 gallons (equivalent to 36.4 litres). 2) US a measure of capacity equal to 64 US pints (equivalent to 35.2 litres). ORIGIN Old French boissel …   English terms dictionary

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