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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A traditional South and East Asian unit of weight, based upon the load of a shoulder pole and varying by place and over time but usually standardized at about 60 kg.

   "Powder sugar of China, the hundred cattees or peecull worth fortie to fiftie."

2. 2
   a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

danpingopingotamtamtan

Example

More examples

"Powder sugar of China, the hundred cattees or peecull worth fortie to fiftie."

Etymology

From Malay pikul, with influence from earlier Dutch, Spanish, and Portuguese pico.

Related phrases

east asiaover timeshoulder polesouth asia

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