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picul
[ pik-uhl ]
noun
- (in China and Southeast Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kilograms).
picul
/ ˈpɪkəl /
noun
- a unit of weight, used in China, Japan, and SE Asia, equal to approximately 60 kilograms or 133 pounds
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Word History and Origins
Origin of picul1
First recorded in 1580–90; from Malay pikull, the term for the maximum load that a man using a shoulder yoke can carry
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Word History and Origins
Origin of picul1
C16: from Malay pīkul a grown man's load
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Example Sentences
Later, the price was advanced; until about 1900 the government paid fifteen florins per picul for coffee in parchment.
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It was purchased by the picul of 133-1/2 pounds, the price varying from eight to ten dollars for the picul.
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The picul is here one hundred and thirty-seven pounds, Spanish, or one hundred and forty pounds, English.
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Its price is very high, being 460 taels per picul or chest, while native opium is only 350 taels, including transit dues.
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In these cases an industrious workman may obtain as much as one picul in a week.
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