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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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  lbs.;  in  Japan,  1331/3  lbs.;  but 
  sometimes  130  lbs.,  etc  Called  also  by  the  Chinese,  {tan}. 
  [Written  also  {pecul},  and  {pecal}.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  picul 
  n  :  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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