- bushel and peck
- Cockney Rhyming SlangNeckHe's got a bushel like tree trunk.
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A Bushel and a Peck — is a popular song written by Frank Loesser and published in 1950. The song was introduced in the Broadway musical Guys and Dolls , which opened at the 46th Street Theater on November 24, 1950. It was performed on stage by Vivian Blaine, who later … Wikipedia
bushel — noun a) A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons (36.4 L), or thirty two quarts. The Winchester bushel, formerly used in England, contained 2150.42 cubic inches, being the volume of a cylinder 181/2 inches in internal diameter and… … Wiktionary
bushel — bushel1 /boosh euhl/, n. 1. a unit of dry measure containing 4 pecks, equivalent in the U.S. (and formerly in England) to 2150.42 cubic inches or 35.24 liters (Winchester bushel), and in Great Britain to 2219.36 cubic inches or 36.38 liters… … Universalium
peck — 1. noun /pɛk/ a) One quarter of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts. They picked a peck of wheat. b) A great deal; a large or excessive quantity. She figured most children probably ate a peck of dirt before they turned ten. 2 … Wiktionary
Peck — Peck, n. [Perh. akin to pack; or, orig., an indefinite quantity, and fr. peck, v. (below): cf. also F. picotin a peak.] 1. The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat. A peck of provender. Shak. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peck — Ⅰ. peck [1] ► VERB 1) (of a bird) strike or bite with its beak. 2) kiss lightly or perfunctorily. 3) (peck at) informal eat (food) listlessly or daintily. 4) type slowly and laboriously. ► NOUN … English terms dictionary
Bushel — Ein Bushel (englisch für Scheffel) ist ein Raummaß. Es stammt aus England und ist heute noch in den USA (insbesondere im Getreidehandel) in Gebrauch. Ein Bushel ist in vier Peck (pk.) unterteilt. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Britisches Bushel 2 US… … Deutsch Wikipedia
peck — peck1 /pek/, n. 1. a dry measure of 8 quarts; the fourth part of a bushel, equal to 537.6 cubic inches (8.81 liters). 2. a container for measuring this quantity. Abbr.: pk, pk. 3. a considerable quantity: a peck of trouble. [1250 1300; ME pek … Universalium
Peck — A peck is an imperial and U.S. customary unit of dry volume, equivalent in each of these systems to 8 dry quarts, or 16 dry pints. Two pecks make a kenning (obsolete), and four pecks make a bushel. In Scotland, the peck was used as a dry measure… … Wikipedia
peck — (pk) a traditional unit of volume, formerly used for both liquids and solids but now used mostly for dry commodities such as grains, berries, and fruits. A peck is 2 gallons, 8 quarts, or 1/4 bushel. In the U. S. customary system, a peck holds … Dictionary of units of measurement
