Definitions
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
Word origin
From Middle English busshel, from Old French boissel, from boisse, a grain measure based on Gaulish *bostyā (“handful”), from Proto-Celtic *bostā (“palm, fist”) (compare Breton boz (“hollow of the hand”), Old Irish bas), from Proto-Indo-European *gwost-, *gwosdʰ- (“branch”).
Used in a sentence
“The quarter, bushel, and peck are nearly universal measures of corn.”
“Forecasts are showing no sign of an end to the drought, with corn prices hitting a record high of $8.16 (£5.19) a bushel on Thursday, while soya beans hit a high of $17.17.”
“And he sayde unto them: is the candle lighted, to be put under a busshell, or under the borde: ys it not therfore lighted that it shulde be put on a candelsticke?”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Large dry measure”6 letters
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