Bushel

Bushel (Old Fr. boissel, through Low Lat. forms from Gr. pyxis, 'a box'), a dry measure used in Britain for grain, fruit, &c. The quarter contains 8 bushels, and the bushel 8 gallons, the gallon measuring 277.274 cubic inches, and holding 10 lb. avoirdupois of distilled water. Hence the imperial bushel, introduced in 1826, contains 80 lb. of water, at the temperature of 62° F., with the barometer at 30 inches, and has a capacity of 2218.2 cubic inches.