Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An Eastern measure of weight, varying considerably in different localities and according to the substances weighed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A weight used in certain parts of the East Indies, varying considerably in different localities, the range being from 223 to 625 pounds.
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- noun A
weight used in parts of the East Indies, varying from about 223 to 625 pounds.
Etymologies
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Examples
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To this cost is to be added the custom above mentioned, varying in different districts according to specific agreements, but amounting in general to one dollar and a half, or two dollars on each bahar, which is distributed amongst the chiefs at an annual entertainment; and presents are made at the same time to planters who have distinguished themselves by their industry.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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Mr. Brady drew ten lines on the sand and laid an axe down by them, giving K-- (I really can't write that long name all over again) to understand by signs that when there was a 'bahar' (yam) on every mark he should have the axe.
Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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'bahar' (yam) on every mark he should have the axe.
The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley Huxley, Leonard 1900
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