bushel

Everyday

1. A bushel is an old measure of dry things such as grain, apples or potatoes, about eight gallons. tree →
2. A bushel is the basket or box used to hold that measure. tree →

In the lessons

a measure of grain or money in old tales, as in «six bushels» or «a bushel of money»

Examples

• The farmer sold six bushels of apples. tree →
• Fill the bushel with wheat. tree →
• The reward was a bushel of gold coins. tree →

Note

a bushel is a unit of measure, so six bushels means six full measures of the amount; a bushel is not a count of single things, and the number before it multiplies the measure.