noun
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the former standard monetary unit of Thailand, replaced by the baht in 1928
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a unit of weight, formerly used in Thailand, equal to about half an ounce or 14 grams
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Etymology
Origin of tical
1655–65; < Thai < Portuguese < Malay tikal
Example Sentences
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A recent report misspelled the word "tical," an archaic unit of mass equivalent to about 16 grams or half an ounce.
From Reuters • Oct. 17, 2012
But Mr. Boland and Mr. Johnson, prac tical and earthy men, saw their job as getting out the vote and to their job they swung with vim.
From Time Magazine Archive
The order suspending poli tical meetings was revoked.
From Time Magazine Archive
Kirk, now just over 30, has spent much of his life pursuing a kind of mys tical lost chord.
From Time Magazine Archive
Why, then, should religion be stereotyped, and we not obtain a more perfect and prac- tical Christianity?
From Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 by Eddy, Mary Baker
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