Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PIC'UL
PIC-TUR-ESQUE'NESS, or PIC-TUR-ESK'NESSPID'DLE
PIC'UL, n.
In China, a weight of 133 1/3 lbs. It is divided into 100 catties, or 1600 taels. The Chinese call it ton. – Malcom.
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