boissel
Old French
editEtymology
editFrom boisse, a grain measure.
Noun
editboissel oblique singular, m (oblique plural boisseaus or boisseax or boissiaus or boissiax or boissels, nominative singular boisseaus or boisseax or boissiaus or boissiax or boissels, nominative plural boissel)
- bushel (unit of measure)
- Black Book of the Admiralty, ed. T. Twiss, Rolls Series, vol. 1, London 1871, 1-344. date: c.1440
- soit enquiz de tous ceulx qui usent boisselz non dues en la nef pour mesurer bledz, sel, etc. dedens la nef
- Black Book of the Admiralty, ed. T. Twiss, Rolls Series, vol. 1, London 1871, 1-344. date: c.1440