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picul

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pic⋅ul

  [pik-uhl]
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–noun
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
Origin:
1580–90; < Malay pikull the maximum load a man can carry
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pic·ul   (pĭk'əl)   
n.  Any of various units of weight used in southeast Asia and China and equal to 100 catties, especially a Chinese unit equal to 133 1/3 pounds (about 60 kilograms).

[Malay pikul, to carry the heaviest load a man can carry.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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