picul
(noun) a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
picul (plural piculs)
(units of measure) 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.
• pingo (Sri Lanka)
• dan (Chinese); tam, tan (Cantonese)
Source: Wiktionary
Pic"ul, n. Etym: [Jav. & Malay pikul, fr. pikul to carry on the back, to carry a burden; n., a man's burden.]
Definition: A commercial weight varying in different countries and for different commodities. In Borneo it is 135tan. [Written also pecul, and pecal.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 April 2024
(verb) reach, make, or come to a decision about something; “We finally decided after lengthy deliberations”
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