boissel

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Old French

Etymology

From boisse, a grain measure.

Noun

boissel oblique singularm (oblique plural boisseaus or boisseax or boissiaus or boissiax or boissels, nominative singular boisseaus or boisseax or boissiaus or boissiax or boissels, nominative plural boissel)

  1. bushel (unit of measure)
    • Black Book of the Admiralty, ed. T. Twiss, Rolls Series, vol. 1, London 1871, 1-344. date: c.1440
      soit enquiz de tous ceulx qui usent boisselz non dues en la nef pour mesurer bledz, sel, etc. dedens la nef

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