ABUCCO, ABOCCO, or ABOCHI, a weight used in the kingdom of Pegu. One abucco contains 124 teccalis; two abuccos make a giro or agire; two giri, half a hiza; and a hiza weighs an hundred teccalis; that is, two pounds five ounces the heavy weight, or three pounds nine ounces the light weight of Venice.
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