garcen.
/ɡɑːs/ A cubic measure for rice, grain, etc., in use esp. in Tamil Nadu, southern India.In quot. 1807 regarded as a weight.
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1752 T. Brooks Authentick Acct. Weights, Meas. E. Indies 6 Grain Measures..1 Garse, 8400 lbs. 0 oz. Avoirdupoise.
1759 in A. Dalrymple Oriental Repertory (1793) I. 120 Rice may be bought for about 12 Pagodas a Garce.
1807 F. Buchanan Journey from Madras I. 6 The proper native weights..are..20 Baruays (Candies) 1 Gursay, called by the English Garse..The Garse [is] nearly 1205 lbs.
1811 P. Kelly Universal Cambist I. 121 Madras..The Garce, corn measure, contains 80 Parahs or 400 Marcals.
1811 P. Kelly Universal Cambist I. 121 Madras..The Gursay (called by the English Garce) contains 20 Baruays.
1886 H. Yule & A. C. Burnell Hobson-Jobson 364/2 Garce, a cubic measure for rice, &c., in use on the Madras coast, as usual varying much in value.
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