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Noun: bushel  bû-shul
  1. A United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
     
  2. A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
Verb: bushel (bushelled,bushelling)  bû-shul
Usage: US
  1. Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
    - repair, mend, fix, doctor [informal], furbish up, restore, touch on

Derived forms: bushels, bushelling, bushelled

Type of: ameliorate, amend, better, British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit, improve, meliorate, mend, United States dry unit

Part of: quarter [Brit]

Encyclopedia: Bushel, Edward

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