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‖ picul|ˈpɪkʌl|
Forms: 6 pyco, 6–7 pico, 7 picull, peecull, 7–8 pecul, 7–9 picul, picol, 8–9 pekul, 9 pikul.
[Malay-Javanese pikul a man's load (Yule); in Sp. pico.]
A measure of weight used in China and the East generally, equal to 100 catties, i.e. about 1331/3 lbs. avoirdupois.
1588Parke tr. Mendoza's Hist. China 367 One pyco of rice. 1598W. Phillip Linschoten i. (Hakl. Soc.) I. 149 Every Pico is 662/3 Caetes. 1618R. Cocks Diary (Hakl. Soc.) II. 3, 30 pico silk..30 picull of silk. 1625Purchas Pilgrims I. 369 The Peecull, which is one hundred Cattees, making one hundred thirtie pound English subtill. Ibid. 390 Foure Peeculls. 1662J. Davies tr. Mandelslo's Trav. ii. (1669) 106 A hundred Picols of black Lacque, at ten Thails the Picol. 1771J. R. Forster tr. Osbeck's Voy. I. 262 A Pekul or Idaam as the Chinese call it. 1838Capt. P. P. King in Penny Cycl. XII. 271/1 If each vessel returns with 100 picols of trepang, her cargo will be worth 5000 dollars. 1862St. John Forests Far East II. 31 Obtained two pikuls more of sago. 1888Little Yangtse Gorges 279 The coal is sold for 130 cash..per picul of 133 pounds. |