busheller

busheller
bushˈeller noun
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Main Entry:bushel

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busheler, busheller U.S. local.
(ˈbʊʃələ(r))
[Cf. Ger. bossler (Sanders) f. bosseln to do odd jobs of repairing.]
One who repairs garments for tailors: also called bushelman.
in Worcester; and in later Dicts.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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