The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BUSHEL
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More clues leading to the result BUSHEL
- In Columbus he lacked a measure of corn
- Outdated measure reduced assistance on public transport
- He left by public transport, getting measure of grain
- US president against opposing wings in equal measure
- Measure of bad experience curtailed, going by public transport?
- Eight gallons almost drained, little left
- Ex-president introducing railway measure
- A measure of concealment?
- Amount of grain the woman fed to tailless animal
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What does BUSHEL mean?
BUSHEL noun- A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts.
- A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
- A quantity that fills a bushel measure.
- A large indefinite quantity.
- The iron lining in the nave of a wheel.
- To mend or repair clothes.
- To pack grain, hops, etc. into bushel measures.