noun
- plural of bushel; the quantity that fills a bushel (a unit of dry measure equal to 8 gallons or about 35.2 liters)
- large quantities or amounts of something
Usage: standard plural form; commonly used in agriculture and commerce
Usage: informal; figurative use
Examples
- The farmer harvested bushelfuls of apples this season.
- We received bushelfuls of complaints after the policy change.
- The recipe calls for bushelfuls of fresh vegetables.
- She has bushelfuls of old books stored in the attic.
- The garden produced bushelfuls of tomatoes last summer.
- They collected bushelfuls of donations for the charity drive.