English dictionary
picul
/'p/I/k/@/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A commercial weight varying in different countries and for different commodities. In Borneo it is 135⅝ lbs.; in China and Sumatra, 133½ lbs.; in Japan, 133⅓ lbs.; but sometimes 130 lbs., etc. Called also, by the Chinese, <i>tan</i>.
Source: webster1913