bushel是什么意思（bushel的用法）

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一、bushel是什么意思

1、bushel 薄式耳

2、词源同box, 箱子，一箱子的容量。

二、bushel的用法

1、bushel (n.)

2、early 14c., measure of capacity containing four pecks or eight gallons, from Old French boissel "bushel" (13c., Modern French boisseau), probably from boisse, a grain measure based on Gallo-Roman *bostia "handful," from Gaulish *bosta "palm of the hand" (compare Irish bass, Breton boz "the hollow of the hand"). The exact measure varied from place to place and according to commodity, and since late 14c. it has been used loosely to mean "a large quantity or number."

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