Bushel vs. Gallon — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Bushel and Gallon
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Bushel
A bushel (abbreviation: bsh. or bu.) is an imperial and US customary unit of volume based upon an earlier measure of dry capacity.
Gallon
The gallon is a unit of volume in imperial units and United States customary units. Three different versions are in current use: the imperial gallon (imp gal), defined as 4.546 09 litres, which is used in the United Kingdom, Canada, and some Caribbean countries; the US gallon (US gal) defined as 231 cubic inches (exactly 3.785 411 784 litres), which is used in the US and some Latin American and Caribbean countries; and the US dry gallon ("usdrygal"), defined as 1/8 US bushel (exactly 4.404 883 770 86 litres).There are four quarts in a gallon and eight pints in a gallon, which have different volumes in different systems.
Bushel
A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in dry measure and equal to 4 pecks, 2,150.42 cubic inches, or 35.24 liters.
Gallon
A unit of volume in the US Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to 4 quarts (3.785 liters).
Bushel
A unit of volume or capacity in the British Imperial System, used in dry and liquid measure and equal to 2,219.36 cubic inches or 36.37 liters.
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Gallon
A unit of volume in the British Imperial System, used in liquid and dry measure, equal to 4 quarts (4.546 liters). See Table at measurement.
Bushel
A container with the capacity of a bushel.
Gallon
A container with a capacity of one gallon.
Bushel
(Informal) A large amount; a great deal
We have bushels of time, so relax.
Gallon
The contents of such a container.
Bushel
To alter or mend (clothing).
Gallon
A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
Bushel
(historical) A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts.
Gallon
Exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon
Bushel
A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
Gallon
(US) 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid gallon")
Bushel
A quantity that fills a bushel measure.
A heap containing ten bushels of apples
Gallon
(US) one-eighth of a U.S. bushel or approximately 4.405 liters for dry goods (a "U.S. dry gallon").
Bushel
(colloquial) A large indefinite quantity.
Gallon
A large quantity (of any liquid).
The pipe burst and gallons of water flooded into the kitchen.
Bushel
(UK) The iron lining in the nave of a wheel.
Gallon
A measure of capacity, containing four quarts; - used, for the most part, in liquid measure, but sometimes in dry measure.
Bushel
To mend or repair clothes.
Gallon
United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
Bushel
To pack grain, hops, etc. into bushel measures.
Gallon
A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters
Bushel
A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts.
Bushel
A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed, and not to be set on a candlestick?
Bushel
A quantity that fills a bushel measure; as, a heap containing ten bushels of apples.
Bushel
A large indefinite quantity.
The worthies of antiquity bought the rarest pictures with bushels of gold, without counting the weight or the number of the pieces.
Bushel
The iron lining in the nave of a wheel. [Eng.] In the United States it is called a box. See 4th Bush.
Bushel
To mend or repair, as men's garments; to repair garments.
Bushel
A United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
Bushel
A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
Bushel
A basket large enough to hold a bushel
Bushel
Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken;
She repaired her TV set
Repair my shoes please
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