Winchester bushel

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The Winchester bushel is a unit of dry capacity historically used in England and later adopted in the United States. It is defined as 2150.42 cubic inches. This volume is equivalent to a cylinder 18.5 inches in internal diameter and 8 inches deep.12

The Winchester bushel was a standard measure in England from the 15th century until 1824, when the British Imperial System was established. While the British system redefined the bushel, the United States Customary System retained the Winchester bushel for dry measure. In the U.S., a level bushel consists of 4 pecks or 32 dry quarts.32

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The United States Customary System
…was derived from the “Winchester bushel,” a surviving standard dating to the 15th century, which had been replaced in the British Act of 1824. It might be said that the U.S. gallon and bushel, smaller by about 17 percent and 3 percent, respectively, than the British, remain more truly…
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…was derived from the “Winchester bushel,” a surviving standard dating to the 15th century, which had been replaced in the British Act of 1824. It might be said that the U.S. gallon and bushel, smaller by about 17 percent and 3 percent, respectively, than the British, remain more truly…
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