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bushelful

[ boosh-uhl-fool ]

noun

plural bushelfuls.
  1. an amount equal to the capacity of a bushel.


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Spelling Note

See -ful.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bushelful1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; bushel 1, -ful
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Facing elimination and with no room for error Wednesday, the Kings made a bushelful, going to the penalty box five times in the first two periods to set up all three of the Oilers’ second-period goals.

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Not even a bushelful of ripe Cortlands will convince you otherwise.

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We’re finding that we can grow clean-energy jobs by the bushelful around the state of Washington.

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The comedies, especially, offer a vision of the world that encompasses humor high and low, hints of melancholy and even tragedy, songs of sadness and joy, and romance by the bushelful.

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There’s “human intelligence,†or HUMINT, from sources and agents on the ground; there’s imagery and satellite intelligence, or GEOINT, by the bushelful.

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