English-Thai Dictionary

bushel

N หน่วย ตวง วัด ข้าว  nuai-tuang-wad-khaol

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BUSHEL

n.A dry measure, containing eight gallons, or four pecks. The standard English bushel, by Stat. 12. Henry VII., contains eight gallons of wheat, each gallon eight pounds of wheat, troy weight, the pound, twelve ounces troy, the ounce, twenty sterlings, and the sterling, thirty two grains of wheat growing in the middle of the ear. The contents are 2145.6 solid inches, equivalent to 1131 ounces and 14 pennyweights troy. The English bushel is used also in the U. States.
Bushel signifies both the quantity or capacity, and the vessel which will contain the quantity.
1. In popular language, a large quantity indefinitely.
2. The circle of iron in the nave of a wheel; in America, called a box. [See Bush. ]

 

BUSHELAGE

n.A duty payable on commodities by the bushel. [Not used in the U. States. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BUSHEL

Bush "el, n. Etym: [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. Box. ]

 

1. A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts.

 

Note: The Winchester bushel, formerly used in England, contained 215 .42 cubic inches, being the volume of a cylinder 18

 

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.

 

Note: In the United States a large number of articles, bought and sold by the bushel, are measured by weighing, the number of pounds that make a bushel being determined by State law or by local custom. For some articles, as apples, potatoes, etc. , heaped measure is required in measuring a bushel.

 

4. A large indefinite quantity. [Colloq. ] 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.

 

BUSHELAGE

BUSHELAGE Bush "el *age, n.

 

Defn: A duty payable on commodities by the bushel. [Eng. ]

 

BUSHELMAN

BUSHELMAN Bush "el *man, n.

 

Defn: A tailor's assistant for repairing garments; -- called also busheler. [Local, U.S.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

bushel

bush el |ˈbo͝oSHəl ˈbʊʃəl |(abbr.: bu. ) ▶noun 1 a measure of capacity equal to 64 US pints (equivalent to 35.2 liters ), used for dry goods. • informal a large amount: we sold it for a bushel of money. 2 Brit. a measure of capacity equal to 8 imperial gallons (equivalent to 36.4 liters ), used for dry goods and liquids. 3 a container with the capacity of a bushel: [ as modifier ] : packing oysters into bushel baskets. PHRASES hide one's light under a bushel see hide 1. DERIVATIVES bush el ful |-ˌfo͝ol |noun ( pl. bushelfuls ) ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French boissel, perhaps of Gaulish origin.

 

Oxford Dictionary

bushel

bushel |ˈbʊʃ (ə )l |(abbrev.: bu. ) ▶noun 1 Brit. a measure of capacity equal to 8 gallons (equivalent to 36.4 litres ), used for corn, fruit, liquids, etc. 2 US a measure of capacity equal to 64 US pints (equivalent to 35.2 litres ), used for dry goods. PHRASES hide one's light under a bushel see hide 1. DERIVATIVES bushelful noun ( pl. bushelfuls ) ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French boissel, perhaps of Gaulish origin.

 

Duden Dictionary

Bushel

Bu shel Substantiv, maskulin , der |B u shel ˈbʊʃl̩ |der Bushel; Genitiv: des Bushels, Plural: die Bushels < aber: 6 Bushel [s ]> keltisch-mittellateinisch-französisch -englisch 1 englisch-amerikanisches Hohlmaß = 36,368 Liter 2 Getreidemaß in den USA = 35,239 kg

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

bushel

bush el /bʊ́ʃ (ə )l /名詞 C 1 ブッシェル 〘穀物 野菜などの計量単位; 8 gallons, 4 pecks; ｟米 ｠では約35.2 l. , ｟英 ｠では約36.4 l. ; ｟略 ｠bu.〙.2 ブッシェル升 .3 ｟米 くだけて ｠多量 .b ù shel and p é ck ＝neck (→rhyming slang ).