chequee

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A form of cheki — A Turkish unit of weight equal to 200 kg (441 lbs.).

Scrabble 21

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nounchequee (plural chequees)

plural chequees

  1. alternativeobsoletehistorical units of measurementAlternative form of cheki.

    At Constantinople, the cantaro, or quintal, contains 44 okes, or 100 rottoli; and the cantaro weighs about 123¾ lbs. avoirdupois, the oke 2lbs. 13 oz., and the rottolo 19⁴⁄₅ oz., and the chequee 11¼ oz. avoirdupois.

    1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia, volume XXX, Rottolo

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