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picul

[ pik-uhl ]

noun

  1. (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

  1. a unit of weight, used in China, Japan, and SE Asia, equal to approximately 60 kilograms or 133 pounds
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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.

It was purchased by the picul of 133-1/2 pounds, the price varying from eight to ten dollars for the picul.

The picul is here one hundred and thirty-seven pounds, Spanish, or one hundred and forty pounds, English.

Its price is very high, being 460 taels per picul or chest, while native opium is only 350 taels, including transit dues.

In these cases an industrious workman may obtain as much as one picul in a week.

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