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See also:BUSHEL (from the O. Fr. boissiel, cf. med. See also:Lat. bustellus, busellus, a little See also:box)
, a dry measure of capacity, containing 8 gallons or 4 pecks
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It has been in use for measuring See also:corn, potatoes, &c., from a very See also:early date; the value varying locally and with the See also:article measured
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The " imperial See also:bushel," legally established in See also:Great See also:Britain in 1826, contains 2218.192 cub. in., or 8o lb of distilled See also:water, determined at 62° F., with the See also:barometer at 30 in
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Previously, the See also:standard bushel used was known as the " See also:Winchester bushel," so named from the standard beingkept in the See also:town See also: |
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