Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "bushel" raka'a ce ta auna busasshen kaya, kamar hatsi, 'ya'yan itace, da kayan lambu. A cikin tsarin al'adar Amurka, bushel yana daidai da quarts 32 ko kusan lita 35.2. Hakanan za'a iya amfani da kalmar ba bisa ƙa'ida ba don nufin adadi mai yawa ko adadin wani abu, kamar yadda yake a cikin "zurfin apples."