busheled
simple past tense and past participle of bushel
Source: Wiktionary
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 2150.42 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 May 2025
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