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

See also:

• LAT

Lat. bustellus, busellus, a little

See also:

• BOX
• BOX (Gr. irl or, Lat. buxus, box-wood; cf. 2r6Eir, a pyx)

box)  , a dry measure of capacity, containing 8 gallons or 4 pecks . It has been in use for measuring corn, potatoes, &c., from a very early date; the value varying locally and with the article measured . The " imperial bushel," legally established in Great Britain in 1826, contains 2218.192 cub. in., or 8o lb of distilled water, determined at 62° F., with the barometer at 30 in . Previously, the standard bushel used was known as the " Winchester bushel," so named from the standard beingkept in the town hall at Winchester; it contained 2150.42 cub, in . This standard is the basis of the bushel used in the United States and Canada; but other " bushels " for use in connexion with certain commodities have been legalized in different states .