boisseau
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1. noun
a French unit of dry measurement, equivalent to about 12.8 liters or 3.4 gallons
“The farmer harvested the wheat in boisseaus for storage.”
2. noun
a French unit of dry measurement, equivalent to about 4 pecks or 5.4 gallons
“The market stall sold grains in boisseaus for baking.”