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BUSHEL (from the O. Fr. boissiel, cf....

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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 870 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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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 . 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 . 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 . 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:hall at Winchester; it contained 2150.42 cub, in . This standard is the basis of the bushel used in the See also:United States and See also:Canada; but other " bushels " for use in connexion with certain commodities have been legalized in different states .

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