Dictionary Definition
picul n : a unit of weight used in some parts of
Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can
carry)
Extensive Definition
Picul is the English word for a traditional
Chinese measurement of weight called dàn (擔) in Mandarin
Chinese or tam (擔) in Cantonese
language.
One picul is 100 catty. In Hong Kong, one
picul is equivalent to 60.478982 kilogramme, and in ordinance
22 of 1884, one picul is lb.
avoir.
Prior to the switchover to the metric
system, countries in South-East
Asia such as Brunei and Malaysia also used
the Pikul and the Kati.
References
picul in Contenese: 擔