1) Weight 2) Weight unit
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A picul əl 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`. ==History== The word pikul appeared as early as the mid 9th century in Javanese. Following Spanish, Portuguese, British and most especially the Dutch colonial maritime trade, the term picul was both a convenient .....
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• (n.) 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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Pic'ul noun [ Jav. & Malay
pikul , from
pikul to carry on the back, to carry a burden; noun , a man's burden.] 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...
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The picul was a Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 133.5 lbs.
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n] - a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia
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noun 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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