half-bushel

American  

[haf-boosh-uhl, hahf-] / ˈhæfˈbʊʃ əl, ˈhɑf- /

noun

1. a unit of dry measure equal to 2 pecks (17.6 liters).

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Example Sentences

“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

The structure was made of sticks, and enormous in size; a half-bushel measure would hardly hold it.

From A Bird-Lover in the West by Miller, Olive Thorne

Already has it been weighed in the balance, and found wanting; it has been measured in the half-bushel, and found wanting; it has been apprized in the field, and found wanting.

From The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It by Helper, Hinton Rowan

I pick my apples by hand in half-bushel baskets; sort into three classes—largest and sound, second best, and cider.

From The Apple by Various

Small quantities of bulbs may be stored in half-bushel baskets, from two to four inches deep, according to size, and hung up in the cellar.

From The Gladiolus A Practical Treatise on the Culture of the Gladiolus by Crawford, Matthew