1. plural of bushel; the quantity that fills a bushel (a unit of dry measure equal to 8 gallons or about 35.2 liters)
Usage: standard plural form; commonly used in agriculture and commerce
2. large quantities or amounts of something
Usage: informal; figurative use

Examples

• The farmer harvested bushelfuls of apples this season.
• We received bushelfuls of complaints after the policy change.
• The recipe calls for bushelfuls of fresh vegetables.
• She has bushelfuls of old books stored in the attic.
• The garden produced bushelfuls of tomatoes last summer.
• They collected bushelfuls of donations for the charity drive.