单词 | bushel |
释义 | Word Frequency bushel 1(ˈbʊʃəl) noun 1. (formerly) a Brit unit of dry or liquid measure equal to 8 Imperial gallons. 1 Imperial bushel is equivalent to 0.036 37 cubic metres 2. a US unit of dry measure equal to 64 US pints. 1 US bushel is equivalent to 0.035 24 cubic metres 3. a container with a capacity equal to either of these quantities 4. US informal a large amount; great deal 5. hide one's light under a bushel Word origin C14: from Old French boissel, from boisse one sixth of a bushel, of Gaulish originWord Frequency bushel 2(ˈbʊʃəl) verbWord forms: -els, -elling, -elled, -els, -eling or -eled (transitive) US to alter or mend (a garment) Derived forms busheller (ˈbusheller) or busheler (ˈbusheler) or bushelman (ˈbushelman) noun Word origin C19: probably from German bosseln to do inferior work, patch, from Middle High German bōzeln to beat, from Old High German bōzan |
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