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bushel

/ˈbuʃəl/ noun C2
  1. A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts; equivalent in volume to approximately 0.0364 cubic meters (imperial bushel) or 0.0352 cubic meters (U.S. bushel).
  2. A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
  3. A quantity that fills a bushel measure. · a heap containing ten bushels of apples
  4. A large indefinite quantity. (colloquial, figuratively)

Plural bushels

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