"Picul" is a word in ENGLISH
A commercial weight varying in different countries and for
different commodities. In Borneo it is 135/ lbs.; in China and Sumatra,
133/ lbs.; in Japan, 133/ lbs.; but sometimes 130 lbs., etc. Called
also, by the Chinese, tan.
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A load; a heavy burden; hence, a certain weight or measure, generally estimated at 4,000 lbs., but varying for different …
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