A Middle English form of
A Turkish unit of weight, used also in Greece, equal to about 2¾ pounds avoirdupois.
nounA variant of
A Turkish and Egyptian weight, equal to about 23/4 pounds.
nounAn Hungarian and Wallachian measure, equal to about 21/2 pints.
nounA Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian and Wallachian unit of
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