concept
Tea chest
tea chest
also: tsibik, цибик
Tea imported from China arrived in Russia packed in large wooden chests, each holding several poods -- the bulk unit of the tea trade.
Reading notes
- Problems of a Madman Mathematician §5 chests of tea
Tea imported from China arrived in Russia packed in large wooden chests (tsibik/цибик), each holding several poods -- the standard bulk unit of the tea trade Chekhov's arithmetic parodies.