In Haiti and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 20ᵗʰ century, a unit of mass used in the coffee trade, = 60 kilograms, approximately 132.3 pounds avoirdupois.
United Nations, 1966.
In Switzerland, in the canton of Vaud, ? – 19ᵗʰ century, a unit of capacity, about 135 liters. In Neuchâtel, about 121.9 liters.
Doursther, (1840).
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