cheki
nounEtymology From Ottoman Turkish چكی (cheki).
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A Turkish unit of weight equal to 200 kg (441 lbs.).
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Historical A former Turkish unit of weight equal to 180 okas.
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Historical A former Turkish unit of weight equal to 100 dirhems (variously 0.15–0.35 kg).
- 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, Vol. XXX, s.v. "Rottolo"
- Dram (49·5 grains), 100=chequi, 4=oka (2·8286 ℔); dram (49·5 grains), 180=rotl, 100=kintal or kantar (127·29 ℔).1888, W.M.F. Petrie, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XXIV, s.v. "Weights and Measures"
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- 6107. Turkish Weights. The Turkish Chequi is 11⅓ ounces avoirdupois... 1 Chequi = 100 Drachmas.1900, William B. Dick, Encyclopedia of Practical Receipts and Processes, page 530: