bushelful

[ boosh-uhl-fool ]

noun

, plural bush·el·fuls.

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

Spelling Note

See -ful.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bushelful¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; bushel ¹, -ful

Example Sentences

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Slate

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

From Seattle Times

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.

From New York Times

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

From Salon