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Approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry)
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picul
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Picul \Pic"ul\, n. [Jav. & Malay pikul, fr. pikul to carry on the back, to carry a burden; n., a man's burden.] A commercial weight varying in different countries and for different commodities. In Borneo it is 1355/8 lbs.; in China and Sumatra, 1331/2 ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry)
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A traditional Asian unit of weight, as much as a man can carry on a shoulder-pole.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A picul or tam is a traditional Asian unit of weight , defined as "a shoulder-load, as much as a man can carry on a shoulder-pole ".
Usage examples of picul.
One cartload of the enemy’s provisions is equivalent to twenty of one’s own, and likewise a single picul of his provender is equivalent to twenty from one’s own store.
One cartload of the enemy's provisions is equivalent to twenty of one's own, and likewise a single picul of his provender is equivalent to twenty from one's own store.