picul

The captains, he said, were paying ten dollars for a picul of pepper.

One cartload of the enemy’s provisions is equivalent to twenty of one’s own, and likewise a single picul of his provender is equivalent to twenty from one’s own store.

The British barque Chilo got ashore outside, and has parted amidships; about 100 piculs copper cash have been saved from her cargo.

The price of this manure varies with the quality from one dollar to three dollars the picul.

Consequently the poor savage has to supply six piculs of almaciga.