picul
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pic·ul
(pĭk′əl)n.
Any of various units of weight used in southeast Asia and China and equal to 100 catties, especially a Chinese unit equal to 133 1/3 pounds (about 60 kilograms).
[Malay pikul, to carry the heaviest load a man can carry.]
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picul
(ˈpɪkəl)n
(Units) a unit of weight, used in China, Japan, and SE Asia, equal to approximately 60 kilograms or 133 pounds
[C16: from Malay pīkul a grown man's load]
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pic•ul
(ˈpɪk əl)n.
(in China and SE Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
[1580–90; < Malay pikull the maximum load a man can carry]
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Noun | 1. | picul - a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry) weight unit, weight - a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan" |
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