half-bushel
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“Whereas usually on the holidays, people would buy bushels or a half-bushel because they’d have a Thanksgiving party or they’d have a Christmas party . . . and having raw oysters would be part of their appetizers.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2021
I pick by hand in half-bushel baskets and sort into three classes: perfect, medium size, and culls.
From The Apple by Various
Cover the bed with fine rotted manure, to the depth of two inches, and one half-bushel salt to each square rod.
From Soil Culture by Walden, J. H.
She had also a guitar and a half-bushel basket.
From Happy Days for Boys and Girls by Various
His half-bushel measure I know to be exact, according to the English imperial standard.
From A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information by Gray, William Henry
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