Thesaurus: picul

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1. 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.
2. n. a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry)
3. A commercial weight varying in different countries and for different commodities. In Borneo it is 135tan. [Written also pecul, and pecal.]
4. A commercial weight varying in different countries and fordifferent commodities. In Borneo it is 135tan. [Written also pecul,and pecal.]
5. n. a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry)