Definition of "pecul" []

• Alternative form of picul. (noun)

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• "The man's grey eyes had a pecul - iarly deadly quality."
• "They are sold by the cavan, weighing nearly a pecul, if of good quality, at about two dollars per cavan."
• "The hemp employed in the manufacture of the patent cordage is generally selected for its length of fibre, and lightness or whiteness of colour; and when whale-lines are made, only the very finest lots of hemp procurable at the time are used; but the charge for spinning them is increased to six dollars a pecul, the extra labour being so considerable, that even with the additional charge, the maker,"