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1. (n.) picul
(in China and SE Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
Etymology: (1580–90; < Malay pikull the maximum load a man can carry)
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1. (noun) picul
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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1. (noun) picul
a commercial weight varying in different countries and for different commodities. In Borneo it is 135/ lbs.; in China and Sumatra, 133/ lbs.; in Japan, 133/ lbs.; but sometimes 130 lbs., etc. Called also, by the Chinese, tan
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