koku
[koh-koo; Japanese kaw-koo]
- a Japanese unit of dry measure equivalent to 5.12 bushels (1.8 hectoliters).
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Origin of koku
< Japanese < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese hú measure
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Historical Examples
Had the stranger sneaked into the laboratory while Koku's back was turned?
Tom Swift and His Giant TelescopeVictor Appleton
At this moment Koku reappeared, saying the intruder had vanished.
Tom Swift and His Giant TelescopeVictor Appleton
Koku, stay on guard here from now on until I return from Cuba.
Tom Swift and His Giant TelescopeVictor Appleton
These, again, are subdivided into eighty-five provinces (koku or kumi).
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"Well, that Koku is certainly a wonderful giant," said Ned, with a laugh.
Tom Swift and his Photo TelephoneVictor Appleton