Толковый словарь английского языка - bushel
Bushel
bushel
I. noun Etymology: Middle English busshel, from Anglo-French bussel, buschelle, from Old French boisse measure of grain, of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Irish boss breadth of the hand Date: 14th century any of various units of dry capacity, a container holding a ~, a large quantity ; lots , II. verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: probably from German bosseln to do poor work, to patch; akin to Old English bēatan to beat Date: circa 1877 repair , renovate , ~er noun
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n. a measure of capacity for corn, fruit, liquids, etc. (Brit. 8 gallons, or 36.4 litres; US 64 US pints). Derivatives bushelful n. (pl. -fuls). Etymology: ME f. OF buissiel etc., perh. of Gaulish orig. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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