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picul |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Picul \Pic"ul\, n. [Jav. & Malay pikul, fr pikul to carry on the back to carry a burden; n., a man's burden.] A commercial weight varying in different countries and for different commodities. In Borneo it is 1355/8 lbs.; in China and Sumatra, 1331/2 lbs.; in Japan, 1331/3 lbs.; but sometimes 130 lbs., etc Called also by the Chinese, {tan}. [Written also {pecul}, and {pecal}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: picul n : a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry)
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