Bushel

Definition of Bushel

Bush´el Pronunciation: b

n.	1.	A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts.
	2.	A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure. Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed, and not to be set on a candlestick? - Mark iv. 21.
	3.	A quantity that fills a bushel measure; as, a heap containing ten bushels of apples.
	4.	A large indefinite quantity. The worthies of antiquity bought the rarest pictures with bushels of gold, without counting the weight or the number of the pieces. - Dryden.
	5.	The iron lining in the nave of a wheel. [Eng.] In the United States it is called a box. See 4th Bush.
v. t. & i.	1.	(Tailoring) To mend or repair, as men's garments; to repair garments. [imp. & p. p. Busheled p. pr. & vb. n. Busheling.]

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