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pecul

pecul is the alternative form of picul.

Meaning of picul

Noun

picul (plural piculs)

  1. A traditional South and East Asian unit of weight, based upon the load of a shoulder pole and varying by place and over time but usually standardized at about 60 kg.
    • Powder sugar of China, the hundred cattees or peecull worth fortie to fiftie.c. 1605, John Saris, quoted in Anthony Farrington's The English Factory in Japan (1991), p. 56
    Synonyms:
    pingo, dan, tam, tan

Forms of pecul

pluralpeculs

Questions about pecul

What is pecul the alternative form of?
Pecul is the alternative form of picul.

Words near pecul in the dictionary

  1. pectunculus
  2. pectus
  3. pectus carinatum
  4. pectus excavatum
  5. pecuary
  6. pecul
  7. peculate
  8. peculated
  9. peculates
  10. peculating
  11. peculation

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